Sifaoui Surname

244,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Sifaoui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifaoui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,2971:29,7855,455
France2501:265,69140,939
Tunisia331:18,5042,964
England171:3,277,533109,658
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Sifaoui Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifaoui is most common in Algeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sifaoui.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifaoui? popularity and diffusion

Sifaoui is the 244,182nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,465,408 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Sifaoui are found; 82 percent are found in North Africa and 82 percent are found in Mahgreb.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,297 people, or 1 in 29,785. In Algeria Sifaoui is primarily found in: Algiers Province, where 56 percent reside, Tébessa Province, where 33 percent reside and Tiaret Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Algeria this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 15 percent reside and Tunisia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saifaoui939/
Soifaoui931/
Siffaoui931/
Sefaoui865/
Sifaoua864/
Chifaoui80482/
Sedfaoui8015/
Sayfaoui809/
Setfaoui807/
Seffaoui801/
Sifaowei801/
Chaifaoui75186/
Zefaoui711/
Chefaoui67184/
Zeffaoui674/
Zephaoui538/
Siphaiyai501/

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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
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  • 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 Sifaoui
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