Sifaye Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sifaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

Sifaye is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Sifaye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Sifaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sifaye are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sifaye is also the 705,855th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 168 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seifaye922/
Shifaye921/
Sifae9111/
Sifay912/
Saifayee861/
Shifayet861/
Sifaya831,179/
Sifaei83264/
Sifiye8365/
Sifaee8337/
Sifayi8334/
Zifaye8315/
Sifayo837/
Sefaye832/
Sifuye831/
Siefay831/
Seifay831/
Zifayei7724/
Sifayat7721/
Seifaee7711/
Shefaye7710/
Shifaya778/
Seifaei773/
Shifaei772/
Saifaei772/
Joifaye771/
Jesfaye771/
Sifeeye771/
Ssifayo771/
Seffaye771/
Shifaue771/
Shifayo771/
Sifau73250/
Sifai7395/
Sefay7311/
Sifaa738/
Sifoe738/
Sifei733/
Sifoa733/
Zifay733/
Sifue732/
Sifeu732/
Sifie732/
Sefae731/
Sifee730/
Shefayee7111/
Shifayat714/
Jaifayez714/
Saifayat711/
Seiffaee711/
Saifiyeh711/
Saifee672,678/
Shifau67510/
Seifie67346/
Sifuya67239/
Siphay67220/
Sifoei67154/
Shifai67151/
Sefawe67142/
Sayfie6768/
Sifahu6733/
Saifie6732/
Sefaya6731/
Seifai6730/
Shifaa6718/
Sifiya6718/
Seafay6712/
Sayfee6710/
Shifei6710/
Suifau677/
Sefiye677/
Shifee676/
Sefayi676/
Sifaia674/
Saifai674/
Saifei674/
Sefaue674/
Sifait673/
Saifey673/
Seifei672/
Siffie672/
Seifee672/
Siefeu672/
Sifoua672/
Sefaee672/
Saifaa671/
Saifau671/
Siefie671/
Suifei671/
Jaifay671/
Sifauh671/
Shifue671/
Jesfay671/
Şifayi671/
Suifee671/
Suifoa671/
Shifaheeh671/
Shefay671/
Shifoe671/
Sifoee671/
Sifoya671/
Sifoyi671/
Saifea671/
Seifeu671/
Gifaie671/
Gifaya671/
Chifay671/
Sifeyi671/
Sifeyu671/
Sifoue671/
Sefeae671/
Sifaud671/
Siwfai671/
Jifaie671/
Shifie670/

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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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