Swaifa Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Swaifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swaifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Swaifa (13) may also be a first name.

Swaifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swaifa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Swaifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Swaifa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Swaifa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

Swaifa is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 39,039,279. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Luweero District, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaifah92452/
Swafa913/
Swaify83815/
Swaifi8355/
Swafaa832/
Swatfa831/
Swafo731,120/
Swify73712/
Swafy73575/
Swafi73383/
Suifa7351/
Swifi7322/
Suafa7313/
Swafe735/
Swife734/
Sweifach7121/
Sweatfat710/
Sweify67520/
Swaffi67139/
Sweifi67131/
Swiefy67122/
Suafoa6778/
Swaphi6778/
Schwaifer679/
Suifau677/
Swifiy674/
Swafui673/
Shuifa672/
Swaffo672/
Swafie671/
Suifat671/
Swifit671/
Shwafy671/
Suifoa671/
Shwafi671/
Swifer670/

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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 Swaifa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis