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 has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Sifala reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 47 people.

The surname Sifala is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried 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. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common 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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  • 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 Sifala
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