Pifa Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Pifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1461:267,39219,414
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pifa (60) may also be a first name.

Pifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pifa (Russian: Пифа) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,403,590th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Pifa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held first name internationally, held by 60 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 267,392. In Uganda Pifa is most prevalent in: Buliisa District, where 36 percent reside, Nebbi District, where 18 percent reside and Hoima District, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paifa89198/
Pifat8944/
Pifaa8933/
Pifas8930/
Piofa8924/
Piffa8915/
Pifai897/
Pifah894/
Peifa892/
Piefa892/
Pifea891/
Puifai80184/
Pifeas8051/
Pifaux8018/
Paifah8015/
Piffat8013/
Pifath8010/
Pifaud808/
Pifaia808/
Piwfai806/
Pitfai803/
Paifad801/
Poifah801/
Pfeifa801/
Pifuua801/
Pitfay801/
Piwfad801/
Phifas800/
Pifo7535/
Pefa7524/
Pufa7513/
Pife752/
Pyfa751/
Pifi751/
Piffaut73588/
Piffath7390/
Phiofai7386/
Pishfah7312/
Phiwfai739/
Phiwfad732/
Pioffay732/
Piffaud732/
Paifauy731/
Piewfai731/
Pishfad731/
Pfeiffa730/
Phipfas730/
Pifer675,256/
Pufai67364/
Piffault67327/
Poifo67197/
Poiffaut67114/
Piffo6762/
Phife6735/
Piofi6728/
Puffa6722/
Pifie6720/
Payfa6719/
Pefau6714/
Piefo6711/
Paifo679/
Pipha678/
Pivah676/
Pesfa674/
Piffe672/
Peife671/
Pifou671/
Paify671/
Pittfach671/
Pifjd671/
Pifoi671/
Pefay671/
Pefai671/
Phifo671/
Phufa671/
Pifot671/
Phefa671/
Pifeh671/
Péfau671/
Poiffait671/
Pitfi671/
Pifio671/
Piffi671/
Phifi671/
Pfeifaut671/
Piefi671/
Paife671/
Pifhe671/
Pfife670/
Poife670/

Pifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pifa in the Russian language
Пифаpifa-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pifa
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