Sifia Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Sifia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sifia (835) may also be a first name.
Sifia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sifia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sifia (Oriya: ସିଫିଆ) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sifia? popularity and diffusion
Sifia is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Sifia live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sifia is also the 282,586th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 835 people.
The last name Sifia is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Besides Ethiopia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 21 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saifia | 91 | 843 | / |
| Soifia | 91 | 234 | / |
| Sifiah | 91 | 30 | / |
| Shifia | 91 | 12 | / |
| Siefia | 91 | 10 | / |
| Seifia | 91 | 5 | / |
| Seifija | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sefia | 80 | 1,804 | / |
| Sifio | 80 | 810 | / |
| Sifya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Cifia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Syfia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Xifia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sifaiyah | 77 | 65 | / |
| Shoifiah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Scheifia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saidfias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Syofia | 73 | 475 | / |
| Sefiat | 73 | 33 | / |
| Shefia | 73 | 23 | / |
| Sefiha | 73 | 17 | / |
| Siphia | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sefija | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sejfia | 73 | 10 | / |
| Saifya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sesfia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Siviah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chifia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seifya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaifia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sayfia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sefiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seafia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sefias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saifea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zifias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djifia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saiphia | 67 | 331 | / |
| Sejfija | 67 | 46 | / |
| Shefiat | 67 | 18 | / |
| Schifio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sifaayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sefihah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schefia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaifia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zifihah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sejfiaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiviah | 67 | 1 | / |
Sifia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sifia in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଫିଆ | siphi'a | - |
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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
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- 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 Sifia
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