Sifana Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Sifana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3181:415,87835,049
Zimbabwe1701:90,81313,040
Maldives491:8,248685
India241:31,961,058386,265
Zambia191:834,20628,447
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sifana (390) may also be a first name.

Sifana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifana (Arabic: سيفني, Dhivehi: ީ‫ސިފާނާ, Hindi: सिफाना) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sifana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifana? popularity and diffusion

Sifana is the 533,524th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Sifana are found; 53 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 53 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 438,463rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 390 people.

Sifana is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 318 people, or 1 in 415,878. In Indonesia Sifana is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 92 percent reside, East Kalimantan, where 7 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 1 percent reside. Beside Indonesia it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent reside and The Maldives, where 8 percent reside.

Sifana Last Name Statistics demography

Sifana earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.61% more than the national average, earning R 293,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifana92479/
Sifanah9213/
Sifanga9211/
Saifana925/
Sifaana924/
Sifaunah8618/
Shifanaz8613/
Shifaana868/
Shifanaa862/
Shiffana861/
Shifanas861/
Shifhana861/
Sifaanah861/
Sifani83150/
Sifane83141/
Sifano8346/
Sefana8334/
Sifona8315/
Sifany835/
Jifana835/
Sifanh831/
Shifaanaz801/
Chifana77783/
Sifanno77209/
Saifani7771/
Sifouna7735/
Shifani7727/
Seifane7725/
Siphana7710/
Sifonas779/
Shifano777/
Seifani775/
Shifona774/
Shefana774/
Saifane772/
Jifaina771/
Sefanah771/
Sifaini771/
Schifano714,607/
Schifani71262/
Siphanna71220/
Siphanga71103/
Siphatna7151/
Sifounas7114/
Chifanha7112/
Sefanaia714/
Gifangna711/
Shaifani711/
Sifhango711/
Sifooina711/
Shifango711/
Shifgane711/
Shifanee711/
Saifanis711/
Sefane677,072/
Sefani67275/
Saiphatna67139/
Sefany67126/
Sifoni6758/
Sifone6726/
Sefano6718/
Sefena6714/
Soiphanna676/
Jefana674/
Schiffano673/
Zefana671/
Saiphanad671/
Gifano671/
Shifheena671/
Siefanich671/
Siphanajh671/
Zifany671/
Sifeno671/
Saiphanat671/

Sifana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sifana in the Hindi language
सिफानाsiphana-
Sifana in the Dhivehi language
ީ‫ސިފާނާisifana-
Sifana in the Arabic language
سيفنيsyfny-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sifana
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