Shifa Surname
Approximately 39,152 people bear this surname
Shifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 17,213 | 1:9,258 | 793 |
| Ethiopia | 16,903 | 1:5,771 | 915 |
| Pakistan | 1,549 | 1:115,329 | 3,462 |
| Afghanistan | 914 | 1:35,179 | 1,406 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Maldives | 409 | 1:988 | 112 |
| India | 259 | 1:2,961,642 | 89,150 |
| Indonesia | 216 | 1:612,265 | 48,529 |
| Namibia | 155 | 1:15,545 | 2,826 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Uganda | 92 | 1:424,340 | 25,938 |
| United States | 65 | 1:5,576,291 | 276,051 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Syria | 28 | 1:689,322 | 5,843 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Shifa (237,215) may also be a first name.
Shifa Demographics
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Shifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shifa (Hindi: शिफा, Russian: Шифа) is found most in Bangladesh. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Shifa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shifa is the 14,225th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,135 people. Shifa is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Shifa are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,415th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 237,215 people.
This surname is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 17,213 people, or 1 in 9,258. Outside of Bangladesh Shifa is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 43 percent are found and Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.
Shifa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shifa surname are 29.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.35% being registered with the party.
Shifa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.26% more than the national average, earning $50,167 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shifa in the Hindi language | ||
| शिफा | sipha | 94.67 |
| शीफा | sipha | 5.23 |
| Shifa in the Russian language | ||
| Шифа | sifa | - |
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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 Shifa
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