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 is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Şifali. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifali? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,907,068th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sifali are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sifali is also the 293,584th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 781 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 223,238. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 62 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent are found and Eastern Province, where 6 percent are found. Beside Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.

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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