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
Average Silfa Salary in
United States
$38,809 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Silfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silfa (Hindi: सिल्फा, Russian: Сильфа) occurs most in The Dominican Republic. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Silfa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 213,822nd most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,785,738 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Silfa live; 72 percent live in Caribbean and 66 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. Silfa is also the 161,851st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 2,149 people.
The last name is most widely held in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 1,263 people, or 1 in 8,260. Beside The Dominican Republic Silfa exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Silfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Silfa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silfa last name expanded 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 US average, with 69.23% being registered with 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
- 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 Silfa
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