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 last name Shifana (Bengali: শিফনা, Dhivehi: ުޝިފާނާ, Hindi: शिफाना) occurs most in The Maldives. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shifana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shifana is the 636,210th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. The last name Shifana occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name in the world It is held by 2,494 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The Maldives, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 1,042. In The Maldives it is most common in: Malé, where 54 percent reside, Kaafu Atoll, where 6 percent reside and Shaviyani Atoll, where 5 percent reside. Barring The Maldives this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 1 percent reside.
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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