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
Zifa (Arabic: زيفه, Russian: Зифа) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zifa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 350,471st most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. The last name Zifa is primarily found 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 widespread given name at a global level, held by 4,464 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Besides Malawi Zifa occurs in 22 countries. It is also found 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 | - |
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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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