Sayifa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sayifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Sayifa (21) may also be a first name.
Sayifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sayifa (Hindi: सायिफा) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sayifa is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sayifa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sayifa is also the 2,368,944th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 21 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Sayifa is most common in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent reside and Rivers, where 50 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayifa in the Hindi language | ||
| सायिफा | sayipha | - |
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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 Sayifa
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