Sandifore Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sandifore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandifore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sandifore (233) may also be a first name.

Sandifore Last Name Facts

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

Sandifore is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandifore? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sandifore is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Sandifore occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Sandifore reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sandifore is also the 587,225th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 233 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Outside of Malawi Sandifore exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandifor9420/
Sandiford895,024/
Sandifort89353/
Sandiefor895/
Sandiforth8486/
Sandidford846/
Sandifar8293/
Sandefor824/
Sandeford78124/
Sandyford7821/
Samdiford781/
Sandefere780/
Sahandifar7411/
Sandesford740/
Zandifar7141/
Sandefar710/
Sandhiphar6314/

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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 Sandifore
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis