Sifaf Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sifaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Sifaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sifaf is most common in Sudan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifaf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Sifaf are found; 53 percent are found in North Africa and 53 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Sudan, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,344,387. Without taking into account Sudan this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifaf912/
Shifaaf831/
Sefaf80366/
Sifaw80283/
Zifaf807/
Sifab801/
Shifaw732,455/
Sefafe73360/
Seffaf7378/
Shefaf7310/
Sifova731/
Saifova6710/
Shifova672/
Shifeaw671/
Sheffaf671/
Shiefaw671/
Siefoff671/

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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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  • 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 Sifaf
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