Silfa Surname

213,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Silfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic1,2631:8,260730
Indonesia2901:456,03237,835
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Haiti1251:85,4714,346
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Silfa (2,149) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilfa9121/
Silfat913/
Silfah912/
Szilfa911/
Silfau911/
Slfa891/
Szilfai83162/
Silfast8310/
Silfeas830/
Selfa801,137/
Sylfa80197/
Zilfa8092/
Silfi8087/
Silfe807/
Jilfa803/
Silfo801/
Slfat801/
Silfee73151/
Silfer73111/
Silvah7356/
Selfaj7328/
Silpha7323/
Shlfat7319/
Zilfaj739/
Selfas734/
Sylfad734/
Shilfi732/
Zilfai731/
Sylfat731/
Silfio731/
Zilfat731/
Gilfau731/
Shelfa731/
Silfeh731/
Selfah731/
Gilfas730/
Silfis730/
Gilfay730/
Gilfauy6752/
Gilfaut6720/
Shilpha678/
Silfest678/
Silphat677/
Sciolfi674/
Zlfa672/
Clfa672/
Selfaya671/
Silfois671/
Gilfaud671/
Selfast671/
Silpfer671/
Jlfa671/
Selfaux670/
Silfett670/
Silfees670/

Silfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silfa in the Hindi language
सिल्फाsilpha-
Silfa in the Russian language
Сильфаsilfa-

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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 Silfa
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