Shifata Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Shifata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Eritrea11:4,751,901911

Shifata Last Name Facts

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

Shifata occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shifata are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Eritrea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifatau931/
Sifata92214/
Shifeta86193/
Siefata8648/
Shifati862/
Chifata862/
Shifate861/
Seifata861/
Sifate77175/
Sifati7738/
Sifeta774/
Sefata772/
Sifaty771/
Cifata771/
Suphata71338/
Sifatyi71116/
Chifota7164/
Shifoto7142/
Sifaati7110/
Shefate714/
Chifate714/
Siffati712/
Saifati712/
Sephata712/
Sifatou711/
Sefasta711/
Zeifata711/
Seyfata711/
Sifaiti711/
Chiphata67157/
Siphatha67128/
Soifaite6790/
Suphatha6724/
Suphatta675/
Siphatta674/
Shujfati671/

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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 Shifata
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