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
Sahifa (Hindi: सहीफा, Marathi: सहीफा, Oriya: ସଇଫା) is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sahifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahifa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 966,131st most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Sahifa are found; 76 percent are found in North Africa and 76 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 186,130th most numerous first name on earth, held by 1,704 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Apart from Morocco this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
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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