Sifer Surname

273,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Sifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco7501:45,9687,487
Algeria3471:111,33016,076
France1241:535,66773,425
Japan501:2,556,88631,037
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

The alternate forms: Šifer (4) are calculated separately.

Sifer (1,647) may also be a first name.

Sifer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifer (Marathi: सीफेर, Russian: Сифер) is most common in Morocco. It can also appear in the variant forms: Šifer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifer? popularity and diffusion

Sifer is the 273,120th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,117,659 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Sifer are found; 77 percent are found in North Africa and 77 percent are found in Mahgreb. Sifer is also the 189,909th most frequently held first name globally, held by 1,647 people.

The surname Sifer is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is borne by 750 people, or 1 in 45,968. Outside of Morocco this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 24 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Sifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sifer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 23 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sifer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sifer last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.

Sifer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.84% less than the national average, earning $39,335 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šifer934/
Seifer912,012/
Soifer911,124/
Siefer91887/
Siffer91455/
Siferd91298/
Sifert91229/
Saifer91174/
Shifer9143/
Szifer9137/
Sifere9119/
Sifher912/
Sifier911/
Suifer911/
Sifeer911/
Sifeur911/
Sitfer911/
Sisfer911/
Ssifer910/
Scifer910/
Sife891,438/
Sifr898/
Seifert8381,327/
Siefert838,052/
Shiffer831,956/
Siffert831,828/
Seiffer83367/
Schifer83310/
Shaifer83256/
Saifert83170/
Seiferd83149/
Szeifer83107/
Sheifer83103/
Seifere8372/
Soiffer8368/
Sifferd8366/
Sciffer8364/
Sieffer8361/
Sziffer8347/
Scifert8331/
Sieferd8323/
Shiefer8314/
Soifert8312/
Siffier839/
Saiffer836/
Soifere836/
Sciefer832/
Shifere832/
Shitfer832/
Shoifer832/
Saifeer831/
Shuifer831/
Shiferd831/
Shipfer831/
Seifeir831/
Shifear831/
Seiferp831/
Siffere831/
Scaifer831/
Sceifer831/
Sciferd830/
Shifert830/
Siferth830/
Saiferz830/
Seife8015,181/
Sefer808,509/
Sifre801,026/
Saife80974/
Cifer80340/
Jifer80206/
Séfer80113/
Zifer8090/
Sifir8071/
Siefe8036/
Siffe8023/
Suife8020/
Syfer8018/
Shife8015/
Sifeh8012/
Saifr805/
Gifer804/
Sifei803/
Scife802/
Sifet802/
Sifeu802/
Sifie802/
Sifes801/
Sêfer801/
Sifrt801/
Shifr801/
Sifee800/
Schiffer7717,215/
Schiefer7711,257/
Seiffert779,434/
Seiferth771,657/
Szeifert77985/
Sieffert77858/
Scheifer77828/
Schipfer77354/
Shiffert77266/
Shifferd77123/
Sheiffer7748/
Shaiffer7729/
Shaifert7714/
Saiffert7713/
Seiferdt7712/
Seijffer7710/
Schaifer779/
Seifertt779/
Sziffert778/
Sciferth772/
Schifere772/
Szaifert772/
Schcifer771/
Schiferd771/
Schifert771/
Scieffer771/
Sciffert771/
Shieffer771/
Seifeert771/
Seisfert771/
Shciffer771/
Schisfer771/
Seitfert771/
Sieferth770/
Schuifer770/
Sceiffer770/
Shefer7313,172/
Saifee732,678/
Szefer731,877/
Saifed731,356/
Giefer731,166/
Seffer73847/
Syfert73638/
Siffre73623/
Ziffer73536/
Seufer73358/
Szyfer73352/
Seifie73346/
Soyfer73331/
Seyfer73218/
Saifir73211/
Seiffe73183/
Sefere73147/
Ziefer73133/
Sipher73130/
Syferd73106/
Sefert73102/
Sayfer7386/
Seifrt7380/
Sifire7364/
Zifert7359/
Saifrt7353/
Sefier7345/
Shyfer7344/
Sefeer7338/
Zaifer7335/
Shaife7333/
Saifie7332/
Chifer7330/
Šiffer7327/
Sojfer7325/
Seefer7325/
Zeifer7325/
Jaifer7324/
Sajfer7324/
Ciffer7319/
Zipfer7317/
Cijfer7316/
Saifet7314/
Zifere7313/
Saiffe7312/
Sifair7311/
Shifre7310/
Shifei7310/
Shifee736/
Shiffr736/
Jiffer736/
Jeifer735/
Seafer735/
Saifei734/
Shäfer734/
Setfer733/
Shifet733/
Seifet733/
Saifey733/
Sifirt732/
Seifei732/
Siffie732/
Seifee732/
Shaifr732/
Cifere732/
Siefeu732/
Saaife732/
Shifeh732/
Coifer731/
Shifir731/
Saifeh731/
Ceifer731/
Gifert731/
Gisfer731/
Siefie731/
Seifes731/
Suifei731/
Szaifr731/
Schife731/
Shiffe731/
Suifee731/
Suifet731/
Saifea731/
Seidfe731/
Sefger731/
Seifeu731/
Scäfer731/
Sejfer731/
Säffer731/
Syferz731/
Siffir731/
Seferh731/
Sefeir731/
Sefher731/
Jesfer731/
Gifeer731/
Giffer730/
Cifert730/
Siefge730/
Sheife730/
Giferd730/
Shifie730/
Seferd730/
Sifest730/
Sceife730/
Schieffer712,038/
Scheiffer71435/
Seifferth71417/
Seiffertt7148/
Seijffert7147/
Seiferová7126/
Szeiferth7123/
Shiferova7114/
Szeiffert7112/
Schaiffer7111/
Scheifier712/
Schiffher711/
Seisferth711/
Sifferová711/
Schaipfer711/
Schoiffer711/
Schiffier711/
Soiferova711/
Seifeirth710/
Seitffert710/
Shifferth710/
Schifferd710/
Scheipfer710/
Schäfer67228,242/
Sifa6791,085/
Sifi6718,132/
Sheffer676,292/
Schefer675,210/
Seyfert673,492/
Sefe671,516/
Sheyfer67764/
Suiffet67390/
Seyffer67330/
Sify67314/
Sheafer67296/
Sayfert67290/
Zaifert67256/
Sajfert67253/
Djaifer67169/
Syffert67155/
Giffert67155/
Shefeer67154/
Zeifert67127/
Szeffer67125/
Chiffer6797/
Sipherd6783/
Seffert6757/
Cheifer6757/
Seuffer6749/
Giffear6749/
Scheiffert6746/
Gipfert6745/
Scheife6745/
Zeiffer6744/
Szyffer6741/
Seiffge6741/
Seefert6737/
Seafert6731/
Shyffer6731/
Ziefert6726/
Zife6725/
Cifr6721/
Sheefer6719/
Sheferd6717/
Saipher6717/
Seffier6717/
Sephier6717/
Chifere6716/
Shoyfer6715/
Sceffer6715/
Shaifee6714/
Chaifer6713/
Shepfer6712/
Sejfert6712/
Seaferd6711/
Zeiferd6710/
Soyffer678/
Schéfer678/
Sefr678/
Ziffert677/
Gifferd676/
Gieffer676/
Shoifet676/
Seferth675/
Schiffr675/
Sehfert675/
Shuyfer674/
Saifyrd674/
Syfertt674/
Seipher674/
Siphetr674/
Shefier673/
Schiffe673/
Jaiffer673/
Shaifie673/
Saiffee673/
Shefert672/
Shesfer672/
Shiffet672/
Sisfair672/
Schaife672/
Ceifert672/
Zaiffer672/
Seifirt672/
Seifest672/
Shieffe672/
Suiffeu672/
Shifyor672/
Choifer672/
Zifr672/
Sajffer671/
Cisferd671/
Xifr671/
Schifey671/
Siepher671/
Siffetz671/
Shifett671/
Sheifey671/
Seaffer671/
Seeferd671/
Seferrt671/
Seifeet671/
Shaiffe671/
Sevfert671/
Sewfert671/
Seyferd671/
Syfe671/
Siefest671/
Schiefe671/
Syferth671/
Seifeit671/
Shaifir671/
Soyfier671/
Jaaifer671/
Jgiffer671/
Shifferová671/
Saiffet671/
Saifieh671/
Scäffer671/
Szajfer671/
Szefier671/
Ciffert671/
Chifert671/
Shiffeh671/
Sehefer671/
Seifett671/
Setfert671/
Çife671/
Cife671/
Ciferre671/
Sefferd670/
Shiffey670/
Siffird670/
Scipher670/
Scyferd670/
Ceiferd670/
Seifeat670/
Seiffet670/
Shiffie670/
Suiffir670/
Shiffee670/
Gesferd670/
Siffett670/
Siphert670/
Sipherr670/
Schiffertt670/

Sifer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sifer in the Marathi language
सीफेरsiphera-
Sifer in the Russian language
Сиферsifer-

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