Paifa Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Paifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1251:254,27310,396
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Paifa (33) may also be a first name.

Paifa Last Name Facts

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

Paifa (Bengali: পাইফা, Hindi: पैफा) is carried by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Paifa.

How Common Is The Last Name Paifa? popularity and diffusion

Paifa is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name Paifa occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Paifa reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 63 percent reside in Andean South America. Paifa is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 33 people.

Paifa is most widely held in Peru, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 254,273. In Peru Paifa is most numerous in: Loreto Region, where 43 percent live, Ucayali Region, where 39 percent live and Lima Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Peru Paifa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Paifa Last Name Statistics demography

Paifa earn a lot less than the average income. In Peru they earn 39.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,642 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paifah9115/
Paifad911/
Pafa89162/
Pifa89155/
Paifauy831/
Phafa80323/
Paffa80192/
Pifat8044/
Pifaa8033/
Pafas8032/
Pifas8030/
Piofa8024/
Payfa8019/
Piffa8015/
Patfa8014/
Paifo809/
Pafah809/
Pifai807/
Paefa806/
Pifah804/
Padfa804/
Pafat802/
Pafai802/
Peifa802/
Piefa802/
Paife801/
Pafaa801/
Paify801/
Pifea801/
Paafa801/
Pafea800/
Paifer73302/
Puifai73184/
Pifeas7351/
Paffas7340/
Payfat7328/
Phafat7323/
Pifaux7318/
Piffat7313/
Phaife7310/
Payefa7310/
Pifath7310/
Pifaia738/
Pifaud738/
Pafait733/
Payfah732/
Puyafa732/
Paiffe732/
Païafa731/
Patfai731/
Piwfad731/
Pitfay731/
Pefaia731/
Pifuua731/
Pfeifa731/
Pajefa731/
Payfai731/
Poifah731/
Payofa731/
Phifas730/
Paffau730/
Paifit730/
Piffaut67588/
Phaipha67506/
Paiffer67381/
Pfaifer67375/
Pafe67154/
Piffath6790/
Pafi6778/
Pifo6735/
Pefa6724/
Phuyafa6715/
Pishfah6712/
Payafat6711/
Pafo677/
Pachfai674/
Paefa'a673/
Piffaud672/
Phaifer672/
Pife672/
Pioffay672/
Phiwfad672/
Pyfa671/
Pifi671/
Pafautz671/
Pafy671/
Pishfad671/
Pathfai671/
Phipfas670/
Pfeiffa670/

Paifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paifa in the Bengali language
পাইফাpa'ipha-
Paifa in the Hindi language
पैफाpaipha-

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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 Paifa
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