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

Sifika (Oriya: ସିଫିକା) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifika? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sifika live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sifika is also the 754,880th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 149 people.

The surname Sifika is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 967,459. In South Africa Sifika is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.

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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