Sifatu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sifatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Sifatu (57) may also be a first name.

Sifatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sifatu is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Sifatu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Sifatu are found; 50 percent are found in Australasia and 50 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Sifatu is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 57 people.

Sifatu is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 2,454,155. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Queensland, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifatu9242/
Saifatu924/
Sifatou921/
Seifatu921/
Shaifatu861/
Shifaatu861/
Shifatau861/
Shefatu7714/
Sifotou774/
Seufatu771/
Shefaatu715/
Sefahatu711/
Shefahatu675/
Siphetu621/
Siphethu57246/
Shephatu571/
Djefatou571/

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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 Sifatu
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