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

Zifu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zifu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zifu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zifu is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Zifu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Zifu are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zifu is also the 393,633rd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 468 people.

The last name Zifu is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe Zifu is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

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
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  • 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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