Shifala Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shifala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Shifala (28) may also be a first name.
Shifala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shifala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shifala (Hindi: शिफाला) is most common in The Maldives. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shifala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shifala is the 11,742,229th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shifala reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 28 people.
This last name is most widespread in The Maldives, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 404,172. In The Maldives it is primarily concentrated in: Seenu Atoll, where 100 percent live. Aside from The Maldives it exists in one country. It is also common in Somalia, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shifala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shifala in the Hindi language | ||
| शिफाला | siphala | - |
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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 Shifala
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