Salifa Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Salifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2181:606,64848,159
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India151:51,137,692512,385
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Salifa (1,336) may also be a first name.

Salifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salifa (Arabic: سليفه, Hindi: सलीफा, Marathi: सलीफा) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salifa? popularity and diffusion

Salifa is the 713,660th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Salifa reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 214,855th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,336 people.

Salifa is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 606,648. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Central Java, where 93 percent live, Southeast Sulawesi, where 6 percent live and Aceh, where 0 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent live and Thailand, where 9 percent live.

Salifa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Salifa surname is predominantly Sunni (20%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salifa in the Marathi language
सलीफाsalipha-
Salifa in the Hindi language
सलीफाsalipha91.89
सलिफाsalipha5.41
सालिफाsalipha2.7
Salifa in the Arabic language
سليفهslyfh-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salifa
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