Sifaka Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Sifaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 58 | 1:273,275 | 15,977 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sifaka (10) may also be a first name.
Sifaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sifaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sifaka (Russian: Сифака) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sifaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Sifaka is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sifaka are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name globally, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 273,275. In Zambia it is most common in: Western Province, where 98 percent live and Southern Province, where 2 percent live. Apart from Zambia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 2 percent live and Madagascar, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sifaika | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sifakas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Suifaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sifaki | 83 | 808 | / |
| Sifake | 83 | 11 | / |
| Sifoka | 83 | 7 | / |
| Sifako | 83 | 6 | / |
| Sefaka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sifeka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sifakis | 77 | 1,741 | / |
| Chifaka | 77 | 85 | / |
| Siphaka | 77 | 35 | / |
| Sifakes | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shifuoka | 71 | 61 | / |
| Shifaqat | 71 | 10 | / |
| Soifakis | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shifotka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sifgauke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefako | 67 | 4,243 | / |
| Sefoka | 67 | 2,722 | / |
| Sefake | 67 | 91 | / |
| Siface | 67 | 44 | / |
| Sefaki | 67 | 21 | / |
| Syfaki | 67 | 16 | / |
| Schaifeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zifaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifeko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifakckis | 67 | 1 | / |
Sifaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sifaka in the Russian language | ||
| Сифака | sifaka | - |
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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 Sifaka
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