Zifa Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Zifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Zimbabwe3091:49,9627,616
Nigeria2171:816,32636,276
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Maldives81:50,5222,455
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

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) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zifa is the 350,471st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,000,524 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Zifa are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zifa is also the 103,075th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 4,464 people.

The last name Zifa is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Other than Malawi it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzifa891,811/
Tzifa89233/
Zaifa89114/
Zifah8917/
Zoifa8911/
Zhifa899/
Zeifa899/
Ziffa895/
Zifay893/
Zuifa892/
Zifat892/
Zipfa891/
Zifaa891/
Zifas891/
Zifaz891/
Dzifah80290/
Zaifah8036/
Zaifat8014/
Zeifat805/
Zaifau801/
Zuifau801/
Sifa7591,085/
Zifo75406/
Şifa75174/
Zefa75151/
Gifa7545/
Cifa7540/
Jifa7535/
Zife7525/
Xifa7516/
Zifi756/
Zyfa751/
Zhaifah732/
Zaifait731/
Zaifhat731/
Cziffay731/
Shifa6739,152/
Sifat6729,347/
Chifa672,109/
Saifa671,115/
Sifah671,027/
Siffa67316/
Zefaj67259/
Sifau67250/
Caifa67130/
Sifaz67123/
Sifas67106/
Sifai6795/
Zifer6790/
Zeffa6780/
Seifa6775/
Zeifi6771/
Ciffa6759/
Soifa6759/
Ziffo6754/
Suifa6751/
Jeifa6748/
Zeefa6744/
Siefa6740/
Jaifa6734/
Zefat6733/
Sifha6731/
Xifaj6728/
Jiffa6724/
Juifa6718/
Zayfa6718/
Zaifi6714/
Djifa6714/
Jifas6712/
Sifaa678/
Joifa678/
Giffa677/
Sidfa677/
Sifad676/
Zifei675/
Cifai675/
Gifas674/
Jifah674/
Zifos673/
Ziffi673/
Zaifo673/
Zifou673/
Tsifa673/
Sifoa673/
Zipha673/
Sifay672/
Gifai672/
Zefas672/
Sisfa672/
Zefai672/
Zipfe671/
Sitfa671/
Jifaa671/
Ceifa671/
Gifaa671/
Jifat671/
Zefad671/
Zefay671/
Zefea671/
Zipfy671/
Zaife671/
Zuifi671/
Zuifo671/
Sipfa671/
Sifga671/
Szyfa671/
Gifaj671/
Dzefa671/
Dzifo671/
Cifaï671/
Ciefa671/
Tzefa671/
Cifau671/
Cifas671/
Zidfy671/
Zcefa671/
Zefah671/

Zifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zifa in the Russian language
Зифаzifa-
Zifa in the Arabic language
زيفهzyfh-

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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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  • 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
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