Shifana Surname
Approximately 479 people bear this surname
Shifana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 388 | 1:1,042 | 119 |
| India | 78 | 1:9,834,172 | 191,207 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Shifana (2,494) may also be a first name.
Shifana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shifana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shifana (Bengali: শিফনা, Dhivehi: ުޝިފާނާ, Hindi: शिफाना) is found most in The Maldives. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shifana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shifana is the 636,210th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. The surname Shifana is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shifana reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 147,827th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 2,494 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The Maldives, where it is held by 388 people, or 1 in 1,042. In The Maldives it is most numerous in: Malé, where 54 percent live, Kaafu Atoll, where 6 percent live and Shaviyani Atoll, where 5 percent live. Barring The Maldives Shifana exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shifana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shifana in the Bengali language | ||
| শিফনা | siphana | - |
| Shifana in the Hindi language | ||
| शिफाना | siphana | - |
| Shifana in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ުޝިފާނާ | usifana | - |
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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 Shifana
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