Zifa Surname
Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname
Zifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Zimbabwe | 309 | 1:49,962 | 7,616 |
| Nigeria | 217 | 1:816,326 | 36,276 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Maldives | 8 | 1:50,522 | 2,455 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Zifa (4,464) may also be a first name.
Zifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zifa (Arabic: زيفه, Russian: Зифа) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zifa is the 350,471st most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,000,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Zifa live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zifa is also the 103,075th most common first name worldwide, borne by 4,464 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Not including Malawi this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzifa | 89 | 1,811 | / |
| Tzifa | 89 | 233 | / |
| Zaifa | 89 | 114 | / |
| Zifah | 89 | 17 | / |
| Zoifa | 89 | 11 | / |
| Zhifa | 89 | 9 | / |
| Zeifa | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ziffa | 89 | 5 | / |
| Zifay | 89 | 3 | / |
| Zuifa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Zifat | 89 | 2 | / |
| Zipfa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zifaa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zifas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zifaz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dzifah | 80 | 290 | / |
| Zaifah | 80 | 36 | / |
| Zaifat | 80 | 14 | / |
| Zeifat | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zaifau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zuifau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sifa | 75 | 91,085 | / |
| Zifo | 75 | 406 | / |
| Şifa | 75 | 174 | / |
| Zefa | 75 | 151 | / |
| Gifa | 75 | 45 | / |
| Cifa | 75 | 40 | / |
| Jifa | 75 | 35 | / |
| Zife | 75 | 25 | / |
| Xifa | 75 | 16 | / |
| Zifi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Zyfa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhaifah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaifait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaifhat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cziffay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shifa | 67 | 39,152 | / |
| Sifat | 67 | 29,347 | / |
| Chifa | 67 | 2,109 | / |
| Saifa | 67 | 1,115 | / |
| Sifah | 67 | 1,027 | / |
| Siffa | 67 | 316 | / |
| Zefaj | 67 | 259 | / |
| Sifau | 67 | 250 | / |
| Caifa | 67 | 130 | / |
| Sifaz | 67 | 123 | / |
| Sifas | 67 | 106 | / |
| Sifai | 67 | 95 | / |
| Zifer | 67 | 90 | / |
| Zeffa | 67 | 80 | / |
| Seifa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Zeifi | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ciffa | 67 | 59 | / |
| Soifa | 67 | 59 | / |
| Ziffo | 67 | 54 | / |
| Suifa | 67 | 51 | / |
| Jeifa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Zeefa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Siefa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Jaifa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Zefat | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sifha | 67 | 31 | / |
| Xifaj | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jiffa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Juifa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zayfa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zaifi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Djifa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jifas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sifaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Joifa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Giffa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sidfa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sifad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zifei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cifai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gifas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jifah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zifos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ziffi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaifo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zifou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsifa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sifoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zipha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sifay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gifai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zefas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sisfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zefai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zipfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sitfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jifaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gifaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jifat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zefad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zefay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zefea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zipfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sipfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gifaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cifaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tzefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cifau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cifas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zidfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zcefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zefah | 67 | 1 | / |
Zifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zifa in the Russian language | ||
| Зифа | zifa | - |
| Zifa in the Arabic language | ||
| زيفه | zyfh | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Zifa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis