Siafwa Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Siafwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siafwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3441:46,0754,434
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Siafwa (17) may also be a first name.

Siafwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Siafwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siafwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Siafwa is the 802,733rd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Siafwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 344 people, or 1 in 46,075. In Zambia Siafwa is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 72 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent reside and Central Province, where 1 percent reside. Beside Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safwa91390/
Shafwa8322/
Saifwa838/
Safwah836/
Safwaa832/
Safwaz831/
Safwad831/
Safwwa831/
Safwai831/
Safwatt77123/
Shafwah7793/
Safwaat779/
Siabwai779/
Shafwad771/
Siawbea771/
Safua73245/
Sofwa7365/
Savwa7321/
Safwi7313/
Safwe733/
Safwy731/
Sihawhwa711/
Sahafwah711/
Shafwath711/
Chafwa67784/
Safwet67366/
Sofwah6777/
Syabwa6721/
Safuad6719/
Siavva6717/
Shavwa6716/
Sawbah6712/
Savwah679/
Safweh678/
Safuat678/
Saufua675/
Shafua674/
Sahfua674/
Safwot674/
Siabua672/
Shofwa671/
Sayfua671/
Ssabwa671/
Saabwa671/
Savwas671/
Savwad671/
Safwer671/
Sabwai671/
Sawvas671/
Saivwa671/
Saffua671/

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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 Siafwa
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