Zalifa Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Zalifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The last name Zalifa (Hindi: ज़ालिफा, Russian: Залифа) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Zalifa is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Zalifa reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69,798th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 8,223 people.
The surname Zalifa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Zalifa is most common in: Sokoto, where 65 percent are found and Zamfara, where 35 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zalifah | 92 | 22 | / |
| Zalaifa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Zalifat | 92 | 5 | / |
| Zalifha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zalifau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dzalifah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Salifa | 83 | 410 | / |
| Califa | 83 | 253 | / |
| Jalifa | 83 | 77 | / |
| Zalefa | 83 | 45 | / |
| Zalifi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Zalufa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Xalifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Salifah | 77 | 62 | / |
| Califfa | 77 | 41 | / |
| Jaliffa | 77 | 30 | / |
| Chalifa | 77 | 20 | / |
| Salifat | 77 | 13 | / |
| Salaifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Salifad | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shalifa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zalifou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zaleefa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zalefat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsalifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jhalifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salisfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Califea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zalifeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zoulifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Callifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahlifah | 71 | 19 | / |
| Szalifou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chalifau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salifadh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahlifat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shalifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaliffa | 71 | 0 | / |
| Salufa | 67 | 3,986 | / |
| Jalife | 67 | 810 | / |
| Calife | 67 | 196 | / |
| Jalifi | 67 | 146 | / |
| Salifo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Solifa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Salifi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Zalefi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Selifa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Salife | 67 | 10 | / |
| Colifa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Califi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Salefa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jalefa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chalifaux | 67 | 3 | / |
| Salify | 67 | 2 | / |
| Califo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zelefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chalifeau | 67 | 0 | / |
Zalifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zalifa in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़ालिफा | zalipha | - |
| Zalifa in the Russian language | ||
| Залифа | zalifa | - |
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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
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- 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 Zalifa
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