Zifodya Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zifodya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zifodya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5591:27,6184,255
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Zifodya Last Name Facts

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

Zifodya occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zifodya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zifodya is the 544,808th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Zifodya live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 559 people, or 1 in 27,618. In Zimbabwe Zifodya is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 32 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 17 percent reside and Harare Province, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziifodya931/
Zifodja861/
Zfoda835/
Chifodya801,332/
Zvidya776/
Zifode771/
Zifeda771/
Zvodya771/
Chipfodya752/
Zfda731/
Zifd731/
Zfod731/
Zaifada71148/
Zifetya7122/
Zaifida715/
Zaivoda712/
Zavodya711/
Zaifood711/
Zvoda6743/
Zavidiya6722/
Zifta679/
Zvida678/
Sivodiya677/
Sofodiya673/
Zifat672/
Zafda672/
Zavidaya671/
Zufod671/
Chifodyo671/
Shifhodia631/
Sefadya571/
Djifadja531/
Saifuddia501/

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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 Zifodya
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