Shifama Surname

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

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shifama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Shifama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shifama is borne by more people in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shifama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shifama is the 11,742,229th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shifama live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in The Maldives, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 404,172. In The Maldives it is most frequent in: Malé, where 100 percent reside. Other than The Maldives this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifama92170/
Chifama867/
Sefama7731/
Sufama7711/
Sifoma771/
Chipfamat751/
Suphama71639/
Chifoma7161/
Sifamei711/
Chifomma675/
Siphamai671/
Siphamha671/

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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 Shifama
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