Sifaya Surname

317,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sifaya Surname Definition:

Sifaya is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: skilled hunter.

Sifaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,0741:14,7581,685
Namibia421:57,3676,674
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifayat9221/
Shifaya928/
Sifaa918/
Sifay912/
Shifayat864/
Saifayat861/
Sifuya83239/
Sifayi8334/
Sefaya8331/
Shifaa8318/
Sifiya8318/
Sifayo837/
Sifaye836/
Sifaia834/
Saifaa831/
Siefay831/
Sifoya831/
Seifay831/
Gifaya831/
Sifa8091,085/
Sify80314/
Saifiya7711/
Sifaiah7710/
Siphaya776/
Sifaiha775/
Shefaya775/
Shifaha774/
Shifoya774/
Shifiya772/
Seifaye772/
Seifiya771/
Ssifayo771/
Gifayah771/
Shiefaa771/
Shifaye771/
Shifayo771/
Shifa7339,152/
Saify733,120/
Saifa731,115/
Siffa73316/
Sifau73250/
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Suifa7351/
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Sifae7311/
Sidfy738/
Sefaa735/
Sifoa733/
Zifay733/
Shify732/
Siefy732/
Zifaa731/
Sipfa731/
Siffy730/
Saifiyah7120/
Sisfiyah7117/
Siphayap7111/
Siphayah711/
Shefayat711/
Shaifiya711/
Saifayee711/
Shifayet711/
Sefiya673,306/
Shifau67510/
Shiffa67324/
Siphay67220/
Shifai67151/
Shaifa67123/
Sifiye6765/
Sefaja6739/
Sifahu6733/
Seifai6730/
Shefaa6724/
Saiffa6721/
Zifaye6715/
Seafay6712/
Suifau677/
Shoifa676/
Sefayi676/
Shiffy675/
Saifai674/
Saifha674/
Sefeya674/
Sifait673/
Saifey673/
Zifoya672/
Shaify672/
Sefaye672/
Shuifa672/
Saifau671/
Saiffy671/
Sayfoa671/
Sifuye671/
Seiffa671/
Jaifay671/
Sieffa671/
Shsifa671/
Sifauh671/
Jesfay671/
Şifayi671/
Suifoa671/
Shefay671/
Shifha671/
Sifoyi671/
Saifea671/
Saaifa671/
Seffaa671/
Seifha671/
Gefaya671/
Gifiya671/
Gifuya671/
Chifay671/
Sifeyi671/
Sifeyu671/
Sefuya671/
Saypha671/
Sayfha671/
Sifaud671/
Siwfai671/
Shipfy670/

Sifaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sifaya in the Hindi language
सिफायsiphaya-

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