Zife Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Zife (62) may also be a first name.

Zife Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zife is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zife.

How Common Is The Last Name Zife? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Zife is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Zife live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zife is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 62 people.

It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 71 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 29 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zifer8990/
Zifei895/
Zipfe891/
Zaife891/
Zif8675/
Ziffer80536/
Ziefer80133/
Szifer8037/
Zaifer8035/
Zeifer8025/
Zipfer8017/
Zhifei8013/
Czifer808/
Zaifie804/
Zaifee802/
Zuifei802/
Hzaife801/
Dzifeu801/
Zaifed801/
Zipf752,958/
Sife751,438/
Ziff751,157/
Zaif751,100/
Zifa751,041/
Zeif75291/
Zieb75130/
Ziev75106/
Zefe7541/
Zift7523/
Gife7518/
Zief7514/
Zuif7512/
Zhif759/
Zifi756/
Jife753/
Zoif753/
Zgif752/
Ziew752/
Zizf752/
Zitf752/
Dzif751/
Zjif751/
Zivf751/
Çife751/
Cife751/
Jzif751/
Szeifer73107/
Sziffer7347/
Zeiffer7344/
Cziffer7317/
Zaiffer732/
Seife6715,181/
Dzifa671,811/
Sifer671,424/
Saife67974/
Rziev67660/
Chife67567/
Cifer67340/
Jifer67206/
Zieff67174/
Ziveh67124/
Zaifa67114/
Zefer6798/
Zeifi6771/
Giffe6769/
Zeafe6763/
Tzifi6741/
Siefe6736/
Zeefe6733/
Zeiff6731/
Zaiff6724/
Siffe6723/
Suife6720/
Shife6715/
Zaifi6714/
Sifeh6712/
Zoifa6711/
Ziepf6711/
Gifei6710/
Zuiff6710/
Zhifa679/
Zeifa679/
Zeift678/
Zefes677/
Zefet677/
Zefej676/
Ziffa675/
Zhaif675/
Gifer674/
Zefei674/
Jifei674/
Šifer674/
Zajfe674/
Giefe673/
Ziffi673/
Zeffe673/
Sifei673/
Zifay673/
Ciffe672/
Scife672/
Zuifa672/
Sifet672/
Sifeu672/
Jaife672/
Sifie672/
Dzefe672/
Jifee672/
Jiffe671/
Dgife671/
Dziev671/
Zipfa671/
Zhiev671/
Zieyv671/
Zifaa671/
Zaisf671/
Sifes671/
Zefea671/
Zefeu671/
Zievs671/
Zipfy671/
Ţifer671/
Xifei671/
Zuifi671/
Djife671/
Caife671/
Gifes671/
Zzipf671/
Zifph671/
Zidfy671/
Zuijf671/
Zgizf671/
Gifee670/
Zipff670/
Sifee670/

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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
  • 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 Zife
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