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
The surname Sayifa (Hindi: सायिफा) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sayifa is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name worldwide, held by 21 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent live and Rivers, where 50 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live.
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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