Ntifa Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ntifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntifa (Arabic: نطيفه) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ntifa is the 1,795,579th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. Ntifa is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ntifa are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 534,764. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Yemen, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntaifa9120/
Ntiffa911/
Ntaifas8368/
Nteifah833/
Ntifi80707/
Ntufa8027/
Ntifo8017/
Ntefa805/
Ntefas7328/
Ntifio7311/
Ntipha734/
Ntiefo731/
Nteufa731/
Ntiffo731/
Ntifoh731/
Nteifeh67242/
Nteuffa671/
Ndtifio671/
Ntiefou671/
Ntefo60145/
Ntefe6011/
Ntefi605/
Ntufo602/
Nthefi5511/
N'Tefi558/
Nteffi556/
N'Tefy556/
Ntefeh554/
Ntyofo551/
N'Tefe551/
Nteffo551/
Nteffe551/
Ntefet551/
Ntupha551/
Ntephea505/
N'Teffi501/
Nthupha501/

Ntifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ntifa in the Arabic language
نطيفهntyfh-
نتيفهntyfh-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ntifa
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