Sifa Surname
Approximately 91,085 people bear this surname
Sifa Surname User-submission:
Sifa is a Swahili surname, meaning 'praise'.
Sifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 78,341 | 1:943 | 77 |
| Bangladesh | 3,154 | 1:50,525 | 2,770 |
| Thailand | 2,512 | 1:28,120 | 2,714 |
| Rwanda | 2,481 | 1:4,581 | 1,120 |
| Indonesia | 1,508 | 1:87,698 | 9,181 |
| Malawi | 732 | 1:23,387 | 3,582 |
| Kenya | 670 | 1:68,925 | 6,574 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Zimbabwe | 250 | 1:61,753 | 9,307 |
| Uganda | 164 | 1:238,044 | 17,995 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| Tanzania | 79 | 1:670,147 | 39,342 |
| Zambia | 62 | 1:255,644 | 15,337 |
| Pakistan | 47 | 1:3,800,934 | 27,883 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Maldives | 21 | 1:19,246 | 1,262 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Şifa (174) are calculated separately.
Sifa (96,150) may also be a first name.
Sifa Surname Meaning
Sifa Demographics
Sifa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Sifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sifa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଫା | sipha | 75 |
| ସୀଫା | sipha | 25 |
| Sifa in the Hindi language | ||
| सिफा | sipha | 67.91 |
| सीफा | sipha | 30.48 |
| सिफ़ा | sifa | 1.07 |
| शिफा | sipha | 0.53 |
| Sifa in the Russian language | ||
| Сифа | sifa | - |
| Sifa in the Arabic language | ||
| صيفي | syfy | - |
| صيفا | syfa | - |
| سيفه | syfh | - |
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