Sifa Surname

6,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sifa Surname User-submission:

Sifa is a Swahili surname, meaning 'praise'.

Sifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo78,3411:94377
Bangladesh3,1541:50,5252,770
Thailand2,5121:28,1202,714
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Indonesia1,5081:87,6989,181
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
Kenya6701:68,9256,574
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Zimbabwe2501:61,7539,307
Uganda1641:238,04417,995
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
Zambia621:255,64415,337
Pakistan471:3,800,93427,883
India441:17,433,304271,013
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Maldives211:19,2461,262
England161:3,482,379114,324
Burundi161:612,803644
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Liberia111:400,77620,681
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Tonga11:107,313791
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Şifa (174) are calculated separately.

Sifa (96,150) may also be a first name.

Sifa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sifa is a Swahili surname, meaning 'praise'.

- knaibei

Sifa Last Name Facts

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

Sifa (Arabic: صيفي, Hindi: सिफा, Oriya: ସିଫା, Russian: Сифа) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Şifa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sifa is the 6,215th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 80,008 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Sifa reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sifa is also the 10,560th most frequently held given name globally, held by 96,150 people.

The surname Sifa is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 78,341 people, or 1 in 943. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Sifa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sifa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Sifa earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 74.7% less than the national average, earning R 60,132 per year and in United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şifa92174/
Shifa8939,152/
Sifat8929,347/
Saifa891,115/
Sifah891,027/
Siffa89316/
Sifau89250/
Sifaz89123/
Sifas89106/
Sifai8995/
Seifa8975/
Soifa8959/
Suifa8951/
Siefa8940/
Sifha8931/
Sifaa898/
Sidfa897/
Sifad896/
Sifoa893/
Sifay892/
Sisfa892/
Sitfa891/
Sipfa891/
Sifga891/
Shifat808,812/
Sifaya801,179/
Shifaz80864/
Shifau80510/
Shiffa80324/
Saifah80231/
Soifah80168/
Shifai80151/
Siffah80135/
Shaifa80123/
Schifa80105/
Seifah8099/
Shifah8090/
Shifas8075/
Sifaat8053/
Sifahu8033/
Seifai8030/
Seifas8021/
Saiffa8021/
Shifaa8018/
Sifaah8011/
Siffat8010/
Shifad809/
Sifaaz807/
Suifau807/
Sifahe807/
Saifad806/
Shoifa806/
Saifat805/
Sifaia804/
Saifai804/
Saifha804/
Sifait803/
Saifaz803/
Shuifa802/
Saifaa801/
Saifau801/
Seifat801/
Seiffa801/
Sieffa801/
Siefay801/
Shsifa801/
Sifauh801/
Suifoa801/
Shifha801/
Saifea801/
Saaifa801/
Scaifa801/
Seifay801/
Seifha801/
Sifhat801/
Suifat801/
Sifaud801/
Siffas801/
Shgifa801/
Siwfai801/
Siefat800/
Siefas800/
Sefa7524,487/
Sifi7518,132/
Sifo751,457/
Sife751,438/
Zifa751,041/
Sify75314/
Syfa75100/
Gifa7545/
Cifa7540/
Jifa7535/
Xifa7516/
Shoifah7343/
Shifaaz7333/
Siewfah7330/
Shifaat7320/
Shaifah7316/
Sahaifa7316/
Shifahu7311/
Shifaya738/
Siefach736/
Shifait735/
Shifaha734/
Shifaah733/
Shiffat732/
Shizfau731/
Sifaadh731/
Shifadp731/
Shaifat731/
Siewfai731/
Shiefaa731/
Scheifa731/
Seifeat730/
Siefast730/
Saifi6765,647/
Seifi6747,172/
Seife6715,181/
Shefa6714,829/
Sipha677,430/
Sefah675,856/
Sefat674,381/
Saify673,120/
Chifa672,109/
Dzifa671,811/
Scifo671,791/
Sifer671,424/
Saife67974/
Sifio67810/
Sefaj67644/
Sefai67193/
Shifi67170/
Sifou67140/
Sefas67134/
Zaifa67114/
Siffi6787/
Seefa6784/
Seifo6782/
Suifi6780/
Seify6771/
Ciffa6759/
Sefaz6758/
Sifis6756/
Saifo6755/
Jeifa6748/
Soifi6745/
Soyfa6744/
Siffo6738/
Siefe6736/
Jaifa6734/
Seffa6728/
Xifaj6728/
Syofa6726/
Jiffa6724/
Siffe6723/
Shyfa6722/
Suife6720/
Sejfa6720/
Juifa6718/
Sefau6717/
Shife6715/
Seafa6715/
Syfah6714/
Sidfi6714/
Shifo6714/
Djifa6714/
Siefo6714/
Sivah6713/
Jifas6712/
Sifeh6712/
Zoifa6711/
Sefay6711/
Zhifa679/
Zeifa679/
Sidfy678/
Joifa678/
Giffa677/
Sayfa676/
Sefha676/
Ziffa675/
Sefaa675/
Siefi675/
Cifai675/
Gifas674/
Jifah674/
Sifei673/
Sifoi673/
Zifay673/
Scife672/
Zuifa672/
Gifai672/
Sifos672/
Sifet672/
Sifeu672/
Zifat672/
Shify672/
Sifie672/
Siefy672/
Saifaudd671/
Zipfa671/
Zifaa671/
Sifes671/
Sifho671/
Sifit671/
Sefoa671/
Jifaa671/
Ceifa671/
Gifaa671/
Sefad671/
Jesfa671/
Jifat671/
Zifas671/
Suifo671/
Sifui671/
Sidfo671/
Sefaï671/
Sefea671/
Scifò671/
Szyfa671/
Gifaj671/
Cifaï671/
Zifaz671/
Cifau671/
Cifas671/
Syfas671/
Siffy670/
Sifee670/

Sifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sifa in the Oriya language
ସିଫାsipha75
ସୀଫାsipha25
Sifa in the Hindi language
सिफाsipha67.91
सीफाsipha30.48
सिफ़ाsifa1.07
शिफाsipha0.53
Sifa in the Russian language
Сифаsifa-
Sifa in the Arabic language
صيفيsyfy-
صيفاsyfa-
سيفهsyfh-

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