Sifara Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sifara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sifara (31) may also be a first name.

Sifara Last Name Facts

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

Sifara (Hindi: सिफारा, Oriya: ସିଫରା) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sifara.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sifara is the 2,808,717th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Sifara are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sifara is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 31 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe Sifara is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 47 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifarea9213/
Sifarat925/
Shifara922/
Sifarah921/
Saifara921/
Sifaraz921/
Shifarat863/
Saifaraj862/
Sifarash862/
Shifaras861/
Saifaura861/
Saifaraz861/
Jifara831,940/
Sefara831,328/
Xifara83190/
Sifora83144/
Sifera8368/
Sifari8333/
Sifare839/
Gifara834/
Shifarash8052/
Sifaarath801/
Shifera772,263/
Siphara7798/
Chifara7713/
Saifari779/
Sefarat779/
Shifare778/
Saifary775/
Sefarra774/
Saifora773/
Seifari773/
Sefaraz772/
Sefaraj772/
Seifary771/
Jaifara771/
Zifarat771/
Sifaris771/
Siffora771/
Sifoura771/
Sidfari771/
Ssefara771/
Cifarha771/
Jiffara771/
Shifaro771/
Shefara771/
Szyfara771/
Shaifaraja751/
Sifarish71143/
Siphatra7122/
Sipharat7119/
Sheifari717/
Saifareh711/
Sifouras711/
Shivfare711/
Zifarath711/
Saifaroj711/
Saifared711/
Sajfaraj711/
Shiffera710/
Giffhara710/
Seifaret710/
Sefari672,154/
Sefera671,976/
Sefora67872/
Šefara67104/
Sifori6774/
Siphairat6737/
Shiferahu6725/
Xyfara6719/
Zifera6713/
Sefare6713/
Sefaro6712/
Sifore6710/
Zifaro678/
Siforo676/
Cifera675/
Jefara675/
Gifaro674/
Jifaro674/
Shifarish674/
Shivahara674/
Gefara673/
Sifero672/
Chaifarah671/
Jyfara671/
Schifarro671/
Zifari671/
Shefaraja671/
Séfora671/
Sajdfaraz671/
Siphattra671/
Syfarraus670/

Sifara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sifara in the Hindi language
सिफाराsiphara-
Sifara in the Oriya language
ସିଫରାsiphara-

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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 Sifara
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