Sifaan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Sifaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sifaan (18) may also be a first name.

Sifaan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifaan is held by more people in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifaan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sifaan is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sifaan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sifaan is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 18 people.

Sifaan is most frequently occurring in The Maldives, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 134,724. In The Maldives Sifaan is primarily found in: Lhaviyani Atoll, where 33 percent are found, Seenu Atoll, where 33 percent are found and Malé, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account The Maldives this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifaan9255/
Saifaan927/
Sifan91778/
Saifan837,375/
Shifan833,896/
Siffan83409/
Sifane83141/
Sifain8349/
Seifan8339/
Sifaun8315/
Suifan837/
Soifan836/
Sifang833/
Sefaan832/
Zifaan831/
Sifaam831/
Sifanh831/
Sidfan831/
Shaifan77168/
Saaifan7733/
Saifain7729/
Seifane7725/
Shifang7720/
Sifaten7710/
Saifang774/
Giefaan773/
Siffain773/
Saifane772/
Shihfan771/
Sipfhan771/
Sifangh771/
Shifhan771/
Siphaan771/
Sipfgan771/
Saiffan771/
Shiffan771/
Sifahanova759/
Sifon73506/
Sefan73442/
Syfan7359/
Zifan7337/
Jifan7312/
Gifan736/
Sifam735/
Xifan734/
Sifón733/
Sifanova7113/
Shuifang714/
Schiffan712/
Sefahand712/
Shihfang710/
Sefane677,072/
Siphan674,879/
Chifan671,984/
Seafan67432/
Sifong67401/
Sefain67372/
Sifoun67251/
Jiffan67199/
Zaifan67129/
Coifan6794/
Seffan6794/
Syofan6790/
Saifon6777/
Gisfan6753/
Shifanova6751/
Seyfan6738/
Sayfan6731/
Shifon6727/
Sifone6726/
Jaifan6726/
Shefan6719/
Zeifan6718/
Siefon6716/
Shyfan6715/
Sifein6711/
Saifam6711/
Siffon6710/
Juifan679/
Seefan678/
Seifon677/
Jifang677/
Cuifan677/
Zhifan675/
Gifang675/
Shifam674/
Soyfan674/
Sefang674/
Gifane672/
Cesfan672/
Sefean672/
Seifam672/
Suyfan672/
Tjifan672/
Giffan671/
Zifang671/
Xaifan671/
Schiffamn671/
Jeifan671/
Jesfan671/
Jizfan671/
Sajfan671/
Sefand671/
Sefaun671/
Sefhan671/
Jihfan671/
Jitfan671/
Sisfon670/
Scifon670/
Schiffgan670/
Scheifgan670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sifaan
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