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
Average Shifa Salary in
United States
$50,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shifa (Hindi: शिफा, Russian: Шифа) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shifa? popularity and diffusion
Shifa is the 14,225th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 186,135 people. Shifa is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Shifa live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shifa is also the 4,415th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 237,215 people.
The last name Shifa is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 17,213 people, or 1 in 9,258. Not including Bangladesh this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 43 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.
Shifa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shifa last name are 29.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.35% registered to vote for 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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