Nisfa Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Nisfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nisfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1581:837,02063,356
Maldives341:11,887892
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nisfa (2,427) may also be a first name.

Nisfa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nisfa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nisfa (Hindi: निसफा) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nisfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,152,132nd most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nisfa reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nisfa is also the 150,366th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,427 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 837,020. In Indonesia Nisfa is primarily concentrated in: Central Java, where 32 percent live, South Kalimantan, where 28 percent live and East Java, where 27 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 16 percent live and Bangladesh, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nisfah91739/
Nisfea9127/
Nishfa9122/
Nisfaa911/
Nifa891,453/
Nishfah8319/
Nishfaa831/
Nifas80283/
Nisfi80203/
Naifa80170/
Nifah80151/
Noifa80134/
Niffa8059/
Nifaz8035/
Nifai8027/
Nisfo8024/
Nifad8024/
Nifat8016/
Nusfa8016/
Neifa8013/
Hnifa8011/
Ngifa806/
Gnifa802/
Niefa802/
Nifay802/
Nifau802/
Nifaa801/
Nifaj801/
Nesfa801/
Nnifa801/
Nizfa801/
Nuifa801/
Niofa801/
Naifah73105/
Nifaut7368/
Nisfer7319/
Nusfah7319/
Nuifah7314/
Nisfhi739/
Naaifa739/
Nisfie738/
Neifah735/
Nifaaz734/
Nuifau734/
Naifaa732/
Nifhat732/
Naihfa731/
Noifea731/
Naidfa731/
Naifad731/
Naifai731/
Nifass731/
Hnifah731/
Gnuifa731/
Gniffa731/
Nnifea731/
Niffah731/
Nifash731/
Nefa67179/
Nifo67115/
Neifach6740/
Njfa671/
Nouijfa671/
Naaifaa671/

Nisfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nisfa in the Hindi language
निसफाnisapha66.67
निस्फाnispha33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nisfa
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