Shiffa Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Shiffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Shiffa (4,264) may also be a first name.
Shiffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shiffa (Hindi: शिफ्फ़ा) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiffa? popularity and diffusion
Shiffa is the 846,108th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Shiffa live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shiffa is also the 106,086th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 4,264 people.
The last name Shiffa is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Other than Sri Lanka Shiffa occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Shiffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shiffa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shiffa surname fell 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiffa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiffa in the Hindi language | ||
| शिफ्फ़ा | siphfa | - |
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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 Shiffa
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