Shifaahu Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shifaahu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shifaahu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Shifaahu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shifaahu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shifaahu (Dhivehi: ޝިފާޙ‬) is more frequently found in The Maldives than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifaahu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shifaahu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shifaahu are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most numerous in The Maldives, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 404,172. In The Maldives it is most numerous in: Haa Dhaalu Atoll, where 100 percent live. Aside from The Maldives Shifaahu is found in one country. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifaau9333/
Sifaahu931/
Sifaau864/
Shifa'u801/
Sifaou7113/
Zifaau711/
Chifaou6721/
Seyfaou531/
Sephehu531/
Sephaiju506/
Chiphaou502/
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Shifaahu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shifaahu in the Dhivehi language
ޝިފާޙ‬sifah-

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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 Shifaahu
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