Shaifa Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Shaifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 93 | 1:1,920,902 | 18,821 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shaifa (777) may also be a first name.
Shaifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaifa (Arabic: سهايفه, Bengali: ছইফা, Hindi: शईफा) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,628,521st most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Shaifa occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Shaifa reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shaifa is also the 294,392nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 777 people.
The last name Shaifa is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 1,920,902. In Pakistan Shaifa is mostly concentrated in: Gilgit-Baltistan, where 78 percent are found, Sindh, where 14 percent are found and Punjab, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 11 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaifa in the Bengali language | ||
| ছইফা | cha'ipha | - |
| Shaifa in the Hindi language | ||
| शईफा | sa'ipha | 39.13 |
| शैफा | saipha | 21.74 |
| शाइफा | sa'ipha | 13.04 |
| शइफा | sa'ipha | 8.7 |
| शाईफा | sa'ipha | 8.7 |
| सईफा | sa'ipha | 4.35 |
| शइफ़ा | sa'ifa | 4.35 |
| Shaifa in the Arabic language | ||
| سهايفه | shayfh | - |
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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 Shaifa
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