Sifali Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sifali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia711:223,23814,032
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Şifali (1) are calculated separately.

Sifali (781) may also be a first name.

Sifali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifali occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Şifali. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifali? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sifali is the 1,907,068th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sifali reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 293,584th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 781 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 223,238. In Zambia Sifali is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 62 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent live and Eastern Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent live and Turkey, where 1 percent live.

Sifali Last Name Statistics demography

Sifali earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.34% less than the national average, earning R 89,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şifali941/
Saifali92938/
Sifaeli92477/
Shifali92388/
Seifali92107/
Sifaali921/
Sifalia921/
Shaifali8671/
Saifaali869/
Shifaali862/
Saifaili861/
Sefali834,985/
Cifali83270/
Sifale8319/
Sifala8319/
Shaifaali803/
Shefali773,311/
Siphali77171/
Seyfali77106/
Gifalli7739/
Sayfali7726/
Cifalia778/
Sefaali775/
Giffali772/
Shifala772/
Seifaly771/
Shifaly771/
Cifaloi771/
Seffali771/
Sefahli771/
Sefalia771/
Seefali771/
Saifoloi71140/
Siphaeli7186/
Saiphali7177/
Sefatlhi7144/
Saifalla718/
Seifalla712/
Sifalleh711/
Seyfalli711/
Shaifala711/
Seifoloi711/
Schifeli711/
Saifaula711/
Sefahali711/
Sefala671,635/
Cefali67473/
Sefaly67451/
Sefale67447/
Sefoli67234/
Cifala67221/
Gifoli67101/
Saiphaali6792/
Sifola6749/
Saifaulla6717/
Gefali6712/
Sifele677/
Jifale674/
Cifeli673/
Shaiphali672/
Cifalá672/
Jefali672/
Sifole671/
Saifaulha671/
Zifale671/
Saifallha671/
Cifoli671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sifali
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