Sifian Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Sifian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1231:624,24834,230
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Sifian (86) may also be a first name.

Sifian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifian occurs most in Iran. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sifian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sifian reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,032,266th most widespread first name globally It is held by 86 people.

It is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 624,248. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Hamadan Province, where 24 percent live, Tehran Province, where 16 percent live and Kerman Province, where 15 percent live. Besides Iran this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saifian92681/
Seifian9213/
Shifian926/
Suifian922/
Sifiang921/
Sifiane921/
Seifiand8620/
Siffiane861/
Sefian83351/
Sifyan8335/
Sifion832/
Zifian831/
Gifian831/
Sefiane772,805/
Syofian77394/
Siphian77104/
Gifiang7722/
Soifyan7711/
Saifyan7710/
Sedfian778/
Shifyan776/
Sifayon774/
Sefihan773/
Seyfian773/
Syffian772/
Sefiant771/
Giffian771/
Saifjan771/
Jitfian771/
Sifione771/
Seffiane7182/
Saiphian7117/
Sefiatin715/
Soyfiane711/
Chifiang711/
Chaifian711/
Shesfian711/
Sefion6777/
Sefyan6745/
Syfyan672/
Sefean672/
Schiffiam672/
Zifion671/
Séfion671/

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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 Sifian
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