Senifa Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Senifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 44 | 1:234,900 | 21,145 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Senifa (74) may also be a first name.
Senifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Senifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Senifa is most common in Benin. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Senifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Senifa is the 2,555,468th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Senifa reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Senifa is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 74 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 234,900. In Benin it is most common in: Mono Department, where 80 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 16 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seniffa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Senifat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jenifa | 83 | 162 | / |
| Sanifa | 83 | 62 | / |
| Senife | 83 | 28 | / |
| Sonifa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Genifa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Sinifa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Zenifa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Senefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sonifah | 77 | 17 | / |
| Shanifa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Shenifi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sanifah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Djenifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zenifah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jenifat | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jeniffa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jenifaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sanaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Genifea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jenifea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Senifet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Genifai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shenaifi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shanifaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jeannifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schanifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Senefe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Jenefa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sinifi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sanefa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Senefo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zanifa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sanifo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Genefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanufa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sinefa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Senifa
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