Sifan Surname
Approximately 778 people bear this surname
Sifan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Thailand | 85 | 1:831,039 | 133,417 |
| Turkey | 56 | 1:1,389,668 | 55,875 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Maldives | 28 | 1:14,435 | 1,039 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sifan (2,455) may also be a first name.
Sifan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sifan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sifan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻔﺎﻥ, Hindi: सिफान, Marathi: सीफान, Oriya: ସିଫନ, Russian: Сифан) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sifan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sifan is the 440,082nd most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 9,367,026 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sifan reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 149,291st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 2,455 people.
The last name Sifan is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Aside from Sri Lanka it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 11 percent live and Turkey, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sifan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sifan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﻔﺎﻥ | syfan | - |
| Sifan in the Hindi language | ||
| सिफान | siphana | 71.43 |
| सिफन | siphana | 14.29 |
| सीफान | siphana | 14.29 |
| Sifan in the Marathi language | ||
| सीफान | siphana | 55.56 |
| सीफन | siphana | 44.44 |
| Sifan in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଫନ | siphana | 33.33 |
| ସିଫାନ | siphana | 22.22 |
| ସିଫନ୍ | siphan | 22.22 |
| ସିଫନର | siphanara | 11.11 |
| ସିଫାନର | siphanara | 11.11 |
| Sifan in the Russian language | ||
| Сифан | sifan | - |
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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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