Silifa Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Silifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Silifa (3,961) may also be a first name.
Silifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silifa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silifa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,255,512th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Silifa are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 111,112th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 3,961 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Silifa is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 31 percent reside, Ogun, where 16 percent reside and Kogi, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Silifa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silifat | 92 | 349 | / |
| Shilifa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Silifah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Silifas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Selifa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Silifi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Jilifa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zilifa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Silife | 83 | 1 | / |
| Silufa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Silifou | 77 | 24 | / |
| Selifat | 77 | 7 | / |
| Silifet | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chilifa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Silipha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shelifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Seliffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silifer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ciliofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soilifo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sailifou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Siliphat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Soilifou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Siliopha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Selefa | 67 | 103 | / |
| Selifi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jelifa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shilifost | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silefo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jilefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selifaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silefi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Silifa
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