Selifa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Selifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Selifa (548) may also be a first name.
Selifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selifa (Marathi: सेिलफ़ा) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selifa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Selifa are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 359,856th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 548 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Selifa is mostly found in: Kiryandongo District, where 88 percent live and Mbale District, where 13 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selifat | 92 | 7 | / |
| Shelifa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Selaifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Seliffa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shaelifa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Salifa | 83 | 410 | / |
| Selefa | 83 | 103 | / |
| Solifa | 83 | 76 | / |
| Silifa | 83 | 71 | / |
| Selifi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Jelifa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Selufa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Selifo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Selifaova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silifat | 77 | 349 | / |
| Solifah | 77 | 107 | / |
| Salifah | 77 | 62 | / |
| Selifet | 77 | 48 | / |
| Selifis | 77 | 13 | / |
| Selifou | 77 | 11 | / |
| Salaifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shalifa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sealife | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chelifa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Selefah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shelife | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shilifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Silifah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Djelifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Celifat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Setlife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Celiffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sollifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silifas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shelifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jhelifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sholifah | 71 | 65 | / |
| Setliffe | 71 | 51 | / |
| Sahlifah | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chelaifa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Seliffet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shalifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salufa | 67 | 3,986 | / |
| Selefo | 67 | 323 | / |
| Zalifa | 67 | 121 | / |
| Salifo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Shetliffe | 67 | 102 | / |
| Selefi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Solefa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Shelifost | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zelifi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Silifi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Salefa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Selefe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gelifo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Solifo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zilifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jilifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Setliffit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schelifer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xelifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seatliffe | 67 | 0 | / |
Selifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selifa in the Marathi language | ||
| सेिलफ़ा | seilafa | - |
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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 Selifa
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