Shanifa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Shanifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Shanifa (2,742) may also be a first name.
Shanifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanifa (Hindi: शानिफा) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Shanifa are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shanifa is also the 139,624th most common first name internationally, held by 2,742 people.
Shanifa is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Shanifa is mostly found in: Kerala, where 64 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 27 percent are found and Telangana, where 9 percent are found. Excluding India it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanifaa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Schanifa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sanifa | 92 | 62 | / |
| Chanifa | 86 | 67 | / |
| Sanifah | 86 | 10 | / |
| Sasnifa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Shanife | 86 | 6 | / |
| Shanifi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shanufa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sangifa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanaifa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chanisfa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Shaneefa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shanifis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanaifat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Senifa | 77 | 57 | / |
| Sonifa | 77 | 25 | / |
| Sanifi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sanefa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zanifa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sanifo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sanife | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sanufa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chaniffah | 75 | 9 | / |
| Shanieffe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sonifah | 71 | 17 | / |
| Chonifa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sanifer | 71 | 10 | / |
| Seniffa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Saneefa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sanifou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zaniffa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sonifas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zainifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanife | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shahnevi | 67 | 100 | / |
| Sanisffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shonaifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanifot | 67 | 1 | / |
Shanifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanifa in the Hindi language | ||
| शानिफा | sanipha | 40 |
| शनिफा | sanipha | 40 |
| शनीफा | sanipha | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Shanifa
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