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
Shifana (Bengali: শিফনা, Dhivehi: ުޝިފާނާ, Hindi: शिफाना) is borne by more people in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shifana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 636,210th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shifana are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 147,827th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 2,494 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The Maldives, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 1,042. In The Maldives Shifana is most numerous in: Malé, where 54 percent are found, Kaafu Atoll, where 6 percent are found and Shaviyani Atoll, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The Maldives Shifana occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 1 percent are found.
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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