Serifa Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Serifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 95 | 1:410,940 | 25,444 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Šerifa (2) are calculated separately.
Serifa (2,636) may also be a first name.
Serifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Serifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Serifa (Marathi: सेरीफा, Oriya: େସେରଫା) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Šerifa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Serifa? popularity and diffusion
Serifa is the 1,227,038th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Serifa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Serifa is also the 143,058th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 2,636 people.
The surname Serifa is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 410,940. In Uganda Serifa is most numerous in: Yumbe District, where 34 percent live, Adjumani District, where 22 percent live and Koboko District, where 16 percent live. Barring Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Serifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Serifa in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେରଫା | eserapha | - |
| Serifa in the Marathi language | ||
| सेरीफा | seripha | - |
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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 Serifa
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