Sifaya Surname
Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname
Sifaya Surname Definition:
Sifaya is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: skilled hunter.
Sifaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,074 | 1:14,758 | 1,685 |
| Namibia | 42 | 1:57,367 | 6,674 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sifaya (406) may also be a first name.
Sifaya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sifaya is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: skilled hunter.
Sifaya Demographics
Average Sifaya Salary in
South Africa
R 82,308
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sifaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sifaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sifaya (Hindi: सिफाय) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sifaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Sifaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 317,700th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,181,125 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sifaya live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sifaya is also the 427,982nd most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 406 people.
The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,074 people, or 1 in 14,758. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Western Province, where 72 percent reside, Southern Province, where 13 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Zambia it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Sifaya Last Name Statistics demography
Sifaya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.36% less than the national average, earning R 82,308 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sifaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sifaya in the Hindi language | ||
| सिफाय | siphaya | - |
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Footnotes
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