Onifa Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Onifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 121 | 1:836,680 | 78,497 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onifa (63) may also be a first name.
Onifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onifa (Hindi: ऒनीफा) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Onifa is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Onifa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Onifa are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 63 people.
It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 836,680. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 79 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 9 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides The Philippines it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Barbados, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onifa in the Hindi language | ||
| ऒनीफा | onipha | - |
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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 Onifa
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