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Throughout the world, Jifa (继发 , Jifa
, 纪发
) is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine given name. The given name Jifa is characteristic of China, where it is a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly name, Indonesia, where it is a very rare girly name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in China, India, and Indonesia. Very seldom, Jifa is the last name as well as the forename.