Walifa Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Walifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Walifa (79) may also be a first name.
Walifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walifa occurs most in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Walifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Walifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Walifa live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Walifa is also the 1,083,225th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 79 people.
Walifa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walisfa | 92 | 13 | / |
| Balifa | 83 | 412 | / |
| Walife | 83 | 13 | / |
| Walifi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Walufa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Valifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Walifei | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wallify | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waliffe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walefea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welifah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waleafea | 71 | 19 | / |
| Uallifah | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hualifah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wallifer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weilaifa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waliffer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vallifas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wale'efa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waliphat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolifa | 67 | 264 | / |
| Balifi | 67 | 93 | / |
| Balefa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Walefe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Balife | 67 | 6 | / |
| Walefi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wolife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wolufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walefy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ualife | 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 Walifa
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