Sifika Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

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

Sifika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa561:967,45960,627
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sifika (149) may also be a first name.

Sifika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sifika (Oriya: ସିଫିକା) occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifika? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Sifika occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Sifika live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most widely held given name globally, borne by 149 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 967,459. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.

Sifika Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sifika earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.17% less than the national average, earning R 139,800 per year and in United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifaika925/
Shifika924/
Sefika83386/
Sifike8357/
Sifiko8310/
Sifuka836/
Sifiki833/
Cifika831/
Sifeka831/
Sifica831/
Sifjka831/
Seifikhah801/
Siphika77758/
Chifika77194/
Shefika77181/
Sifisky771/
Seafika771/
Seifuka771/
Sifukha771/
Saifickaja751/
Shefikka711/
Chipfika711/
Sefuka67972/
Sefike67874/
Šefika673/
Schaifeka671/
Sefeka671/
Cefika671/
Cifica671/
Gefika671/
Sefidkhas671/
Sifico671/
Sefiki671/
Sifeko671/

Sifika Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sifika in the Oriya language
ସିଫିକାsiphika-

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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 Sifika
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