Zaifa Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Zaifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Zaifa (12,673) may also be a first name.

Zaifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaifa (Arabic: زايفه, Hindi: ज़इफा) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,710,039th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Zaifa live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 72 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zaifa is also the 52,191st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 12,673 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 1,632,706. In Indonesia Zaifa is most frequent in: West Sumatra, where 69 percent reside, Southeast Sulawesi, where 16 percent reside and East Java, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 11 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaifah9136/
Zaifat9114/
Zaifau911/
Zifa891,041/
Zafa89943/
Zhaifah832/
Zaifait831/
Zaifhat831/
Dzifa801,811/
Saifa801,115/
Zafad80516/
Zaafa80310/
Tzifa80233/
Caifa80130/
Zaffa80114/
Tzafa8039/
Jaifa8034/
Zafat8033/
Zafas8027/
Dzafa8021/
Zayfa8018/
Zifah8017/
Zaifi8014/
Zahfa8013/
Zoifa8011/
Zhifa809/
Zeifa809/
Zafaa808/
Zafaz806/
Ziffa805/
Zafai805/
Zaifo803/
Zifay803/
Zhafa803/
Zuifa802/
Zafay802/
Zifat802/
Zipfa801/
Zifaa801/
Zafah801/
Zafau801/
Zasfa801/
Zifas801/
Zaife801/
Zifaz801/
Ziafa801/
Caiafa732,152/
Caiffa73439/
Zeafat73435/
Chaifa73427/
Dzifah73290/
Saifah73231/
Shaifa73123/
Zaifer7335/
Saiffa7321/
Tzafah7318/
Zadfat7315/
Zafaya7310/
Zahufa738/
Dzhafa737/
Zafaat737/
Szafas737/
Saifad736/
Zaifis736/
Saifat735/
Zafahu735/
Zahafa735/
Zeifat735/
Zaefah734/
Saifai734/
Tzafea734/
Zaifie734/
Saifha734/
Sayifa733/
Saifaz733/
Sajifa732/
Zayfat732/
Zaifee732/
Zafait732/
Saifaa731/
Saifau731/
Hzaife731/
Zaffas731/
Szafaz731/
Caiofa731/
Jaifay731/
Zuifau731/
Tzafai731/
Tzaffa731/
Zaufah731/
Zhaify731/
Zaiifi731/
Saifea731/
Saaifa731/
Scaifa731/
Tcaifa731/
Zaffat731/
Zhayfa731/
Zaafay731/
Zafaai731/
Zafaay731/
Zaffah731/
Zaifed731/
Zaifoi731/
Jaifai731/
Jaifau731/
Jaiafa731/
Sifa6791,085/
Safa6745,280/
Zafy678,928/
Zafe673,684/
Cafa67879/
Caiaffa67749/
Jafa67584/
Zifo67406/
Zafi67348/
Şifa67174/
Zefa67151/
Ziyafat6792/
Szafasz6757/
Gifa6745/
Çafa6742/
Cifa6740/
Jifa6735/
Chaifai6727/
Zife6725/
Zayafat6721/
Shaifah6716/
Sahaifa6716/
Tchaifa6716/
Xifa6716/
Xafa6715/
Zeyafat678/
Zafo677/
Žafa676/
Zifi676/
Zaifout674/
Zaiffer672/
Shaifat671/
Shayifa671/
Szafaiz671/
Szaszfa671/
Zayifeh671/
Zaifood671/
Šafa671/
Szafacz671/
Cziffay671/
Zyfa671/
Jaiaffa671/
Zeafass670/

Zaifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaifa in the Hindi language
ज़इफाza'ipha-
Zaifa in the Arabic language
زايفهzayfh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zaifa
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