Sifawa Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Sifawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 121 | 1:1,463,990 | 56,236 |
| Niger | 55 | 1:348,946 | 10,096 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Sifawa (96) may also be a first name.
Sifawa Demographics
Average Sifawa Salary in
South Africa
R 37,836
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sifawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sifawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sifawa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sifawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,227,038th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sifawa reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 96 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 1,463,990. In Nigeria Sifawa is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 54 percent are found, Kebbi, where 26 percent are found and Zamfara, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Sifawa exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Sifawa Last Name Statistics demography
Sifawa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.08% less than the national average, earning R 37,836 per year.
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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 Sifawa
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