Sifam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Maldives

Sifam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Sifam (8) may also be a first name.

Sifam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifam (Hindi: सिफाम) is found most in Burkina Faso. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifam? popularity and diffusion

Sifam is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Sifam live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 20 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 8 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Centre-Est Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Burkina Faso it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and Italy, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saifam9111/
Shifam914/
Seifam912/
Sifaam911/
Sifan80778/
Zifam803/
Sifom801/
Saifan737,375/
Shifan733,896/
Siffan73409/
Sifane73141/
Sifain7349/
Seifan7339/
Sifaun7315/
Sifome7315/
Suifan737/
Soifan736/
Sipham736/
Sifaan734/
Sifang733/
Cifaim732/
Zifahm732/
Siffom731/
Sifanh731/
Djifam731/
Jifaim731/
Sidfan731/
Sayfam731/
Giffam731/
Chifam731/
Schiffamn711/
Shaifan67168/
Shipham67128/
Shifaan6755/
Saaifan6733/
Saifain6729/
Seifane6725/
Shifang6720/
Sifaten6710/
Saifaan677/
Saifang674/
Siffain673/
Saifane672/
Shiffan671/
Saiffan671/
Shihfan671/
Sipfhan671/
Sifhoum671/
Sipfgan671/
Shifhan671/
Sifangh671/

Sifam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sifam in the Hindi language
सिफामsiphama-

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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 Sifam
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