Shifna Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shifna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives1211:3,340328
India241:31,961,058386,265
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Shifna (821) may also be a first name.

Shifna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shifna (Dhivehi: ު‫ޝިފުނާ) occurs in The Maldives more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shifna is the 1,441,361st most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Shifna occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shifna reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shifna is also the 285,218th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 821 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Maldives, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 3,340. In The Maldives Shifna is primarily found in: Malé, where 61 percent are found, Seenu Atoll, where 7 percent are found and Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The Maldives this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifnas928/
Shifnaz922/
Shiffna921/
Sifna9144/
Sifnas8312/
Shifny8310/
Shefna834/
Sifnaa831/
Shifner77100/
Shifnee7715/
Shaifno771/
Chifnay770/
Zifna7315/
Sufna735/
Sefna733/
Sifne732/
Syfna731/
Shiffner71110/
Schifner7131/
Schiffni7121/
Schiffne712/
Sifner6719/
Chifni6710/
Sifene6710/
Sifnatsch677/
Chefna674/
Sefnat674/
Sefnaj673/
Sifnee673/
Shayfenha671/
Soifne671/
Sifeno671/
Schiffney671/
Scheifner671/
Cesfna671/
Shaiffner670/
Shefne670/

Shifna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shifna in the Dhivehi language
ު‫ޝިފުނާusifuna-

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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 Shifna
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