Sifala Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sifala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sifala (47) may also be a first name.

Sifala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sifala is found most in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifala? popularity and diffusion

Sifala is the 4,532,898th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Sifala live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sifala is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 47 people.

The last name Sifala is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe Sifala is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 75 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 5 percent reside.

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