Silfa Surname
Approximately 1,925 people bear this surname
Silfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 1,263 | 1:8,260 | 730 |
| Indonesia | 290 | 1:456,032 | 37,835 |
| United States | 189 | 1:1,917,772 | 124,288 |
| Haiti | 125 | 1:85,471 | 4,346 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Silfa (2,149) may also be a first name.
Silfa Demographics
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Silfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silfa (Hindi: सिल्फा, Russian: Сильфа) is found most frequently in The Dominican Republic. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silfa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 213,822nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,785,738 people. The surname Silfa is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Silfa reside; 72 percent reside in Caribbean and 66 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. Silfa is also the 161,851st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 2,149 people.
Silfa is most numerous in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 1,263 people, or 1 in 8,260. Barring The Dominican Republic this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Silfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Silfa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Silfa surname rose 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Silfa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Silfa are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.
Silfa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.06% less than the national average, earning $38,809 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilfa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Silfat | 91 | 3 | / |
| Silfah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Szilfa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Silfau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Slfa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Szilfai | 83 | 162 | / |
| Silfast | 83 | 10 | / |
| Silfeas | 83 | 0 | / |
| Selfa | 80 | 1,137 | / |
| Sylfa | 80 | 197 | / |
| Zilfa | 80 | 92 | / |
| Silfi | 80 | 87 | / |
| Silfe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jilfa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Silfo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Slfat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silfee | 73 | 151 | / |
| Silfer | 73 | 111 | / |
| Silvah | 73 | 56 | / |
| Selfaj | 73 | 28 | / |
| Silpha | 73 | 23 | / |
| Shlfat | 73 | 19 | / |
| Zilfaj | 73 | 9 | / |
| Selfas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sylfad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shilfi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zilfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sylfat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Silfio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zilfat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gilfau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shelfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Silfeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selfah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gilfas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Silfis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gilfay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gilfauy | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gilfaut | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shilpha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Silfest | 67 | 8 | / |
| Silphat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sciolfi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zlfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Clfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Selfaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silfois | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilfaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selfast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silpfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jlfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selfaux | 67 | 0 | / |
| Silfett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Silfees | 67 | 0 | / |
Silfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silfa in the Hindi language | ||
| सिल्फा | silpha | - |
| Silfa in the Russian language | ||
| Сильфа | silfa | - |
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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 Silfa
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