Shilfa Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shilfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shilfa (150) may also be a first name.

Shilfa Last Name Facts

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

Shilfa (Hindi: शिल्फा) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilfa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Shilfa reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 752,187th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 150 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 36 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 27 percent live and Punjab, where 9 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 19 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silfa911,925/
Silfat833/
Shilfi832/
Silfah832/
Szilfa831/
Shelfa831/
Silfau831/
Shelfah77199/
Szilfai77162/
Silfast7710/
Shilpha778/
Shilfer771/
Silfeas770/
Selfa731,137/
Sulfa73519/
Sylfa73197/
Zilfa7392/
Silfo731/
Shelfaut711/
Shelfo6773/
Sulfah6764/
Silvah6756/
Shelfi6732/
Selfaj6728/
Silpha6723/
Zilfaj679/
Sylfad674/
Selfas674/
Shelfy673/
Silefo673/
Chelfa672/
Sulfaa671/
Selfah671/
Shelfe671/
Silefi671/
Soilfi671/
Sylfat671/
Zilfai671/

Shilfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shilfa in the Hindi language
शिल्फाsilpha92
शिलफाsilapha8

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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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  • 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 Shilfa
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