Zalifa Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Zalifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zalifa (8,223) may also be a first name.

Zalifa Last Name Facts

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

Zalifa (Hindi: ज़ालिफा, Russian: Залифа) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalifa? popularity and diffusion

Zalifa is the 1,649,806th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Zalifa reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zalifa is also the 69,798th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 8,223 people.

Zalifa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 65 percent reside and Zamfara, where 35 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zalifah9222/
Zalaifa925/
Zalifat925/
Zalifha921/
Zalifau921/
Dzalifah861/
Salifa83410/
Califa83253/
Jalifa8377/
Zalefa8345/
Zalifi8318/
Zalufa832/
Xalifa831/
Salifah7762/
Califfa7741/
Jaliffa7730/
Chalifa7720/
Salifat7713/
Salaifa777/
Salifad775/
Shalifa775/
Zalifou773/
Zaleefa773/
Zalefat771/
Tsalifa771/
Jhalifa771/
Salisfa771/
Califea771/
Zalifeh771/
Zoulifa771/
Callifa771/
Sahlifah7119/
Szalifou715/
Chalifau711/
Salifadh711/
Sahlifat711/
Shalifah711/
Chaliffa710/
Salufa673,986/
Jalife67810/
Calife67196/
Jalifi67146/
Salifo67113/
Solifa6776/
Salifi6729/
Zalefi6715/
Selifa6711/
Salife6710/
Colifa676/
Califi675/
Salefa674/
Jalefa673/
Chalifaux673/
Salify672/
Califo672/
Zelefa671/
Calyfa671/
Chalifeau670/

Zalifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zalifa in the Hindi language
ज़ालिफाzalipha-
Zalifa in the Russian language
Залифаzalifa-

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Footnotes

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