Sahifa Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Sahifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Sahifa (1,704) may also be a first name.
Sahifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahifa (Hindi: सहीफा, Marathi: सहीफा, Oriya: ସଇଫା) is most common in Morocco. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahifa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 966,131st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. Sahifa is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Sahifa reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 76 percent reside in Mahgreb. Sahifa is also the 186,130th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 1,704 people.
The last name is most frequent in Morocco, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Other than Morocco this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahifa | 92 | 17 | / |
| Sahifah | 92 | 10 | / |
| Shahifah | 86 | 47 | / |
| Shahifat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sahiva | 83 | 43 | / |
| Sahifo | 83 | 40 | / |
| Sehifa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Seaifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sahefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sohifah | 77 | 322 | / |
| Shahiva | 77 | 7 | / |
| Djahifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saefa | 73 | 107 | / |
| Shohifah | 71 | 150 | / |
| Soehifah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Suihifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saepha | 67 | 46 | / |
| Saheva | 67 | 34 | / |
| Saefoa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Souifa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saefha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shoehifah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saefai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaefa | 67 | 1 | / |
Sahifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahifa in the Hindi language | ||
| सहीफा | sahipha | 86.73 |
| साहिफा | sahipha | 6.19 |
| सहिफा | sahipha | 6.19 |
| शहिफा | sahipha | 0.88 |
| Sahifa in the Marathi language | ||
| सहीफा | sahipha | 85.71 |
| साहीफा | sahipha | 14.29 |
| Sahifa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଇଫା | sa'ipha | 50 |
| ସାହିଫା | sahipha | 25 |
| ସହିଫା | sahipha | 25 |
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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 Sahifa
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