Sifawa Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Sifawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236
Niger551:348,94610,096
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sifawa (96) may also be a first name.

Sifawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sifawa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifawa? popularity and diffusion

Sifawa is the 1,227,038th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sifawa reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sifawa is also the 968,397th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 96 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 1,463,990. In Nigeria Sifawa is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 54 percent reside, Kebbi, where 26 percent reside and Zamfara, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siffawa921/
Shifawa921/
Sefawa8364/
Sifawo836/
Sifawi831/
Djifawa773/
Chifawa772/
Sifaeva772/
Shifawo772/
Sifavat771/
Sifavath712/
Sefawe67142/
Sefawi679/
Sifoba672/
Sifavi671/
Sifowo671/
Sifova671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis