Sifaye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sifaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sifaye (168) may also be a first name.
Sifaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sifaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sifaye is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sifaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sifaye reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 705,855th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 168 people.
It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Other than South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
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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 Sifaye
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