Zifu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Zifu (468) may also be a first name.

Zifu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zifu is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zifu? popularity and diffusion

Zifu is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Zifu reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 393,633rd most frequent forename globally, held by 468 people.

Zifu is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe Zifu is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhifu8920/
Zaifu8910/
Dzifu897/
Zifou893/
Zuifu891/
Ziffus8044/
Ziefuß8028/
Tzifou8027/
Zaifud801/
Dzifeu801/
Ziefus801/
Zuifau801/
Zaifau801/
Cifu75352/
Sifu75328/
Gifu75266/
Zefu7597/
Jifu7520/
Zyfu756/
Xifu751/
Ţifu751/
Ziefuss738/
Zaifout734/
Ziefuhs732/
Zaifudd731/
Ziehfuß731/
Seifu6790,645/
Chifu672,952/
Shifu67800/
Saifu67596/
Sifau67250/
Sifou67140/
Giffu6771/
Jaifu6754/
Gitfu6743/
Ţifui6734/
Caifu6726/
Ziehfuss6726/
Siefu6720/
Zeitfuss6713/
Hsifu674/
Juifu673/
Sifeu672/
Sifup672/
Siffu672/
Sifuh672/
Zefou672/
Zyfuß672/
Sifui671/
Cifau671/
Tsifu671/
Ziphu671/
Gifou671/
Ciefu671/
Sifhu671/
Zeefu671/
Zyfuy671/
Gifeu671/
Ciffu671/
Cuifu671/
Jifou671/
Zefeu671/
Zyfus671/
Cifus670/

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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 Zifu
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