Sifike Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sifike Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania551:962,57544,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Sifike Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sifike has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifike? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sifike live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 962,575. In Tanzania Sifike is primarily found in: Njombe Region, where 98 percent live and Arusha Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefike83874/
Sifika8371/
Sifake8311/
Saifik837/
Sifiki833/
Shifik832/
Sifuke831/
Shefike7740/
Sesfike7719/
Sifaika775/
Shifika774/
Siphike773/
Seffike772/
Shifieq771/
Saifuik771/
Shaifik771/
Shifeke771/
Sifisky771/
Sifique771/
Siffick771/
Sefik7386/
Sifex731/
Sifek731/
Shifique7110/
Shiffick711/
Sifgauke711/
Sciffick710/
Sefika67386/
Sefuke67299/
Sefick67134/
Shefik67117/
Sefake6791/
Seyfik6771/
Zifuke6741/
Shifiq6715/
Shifeq6711/
Šefike676/
Shaifique675/
Sefeke674/
Shifek674/
Sefeik673/
Shifikova672/
Sejfik671/
Sifeka671/
Sifica671/
Seffik671/
Sajfik671/
Sayfik671/
Sifjka671/
Sefaik671/
Cifika671/
Siffiq671/
Sefiki671/
Jefike671/
Gefike671/
Shiffique671/
Sidfiq671/
Seific671/
Siddfique671/
Jifiki671/
Shifec671/
Sifaix671/

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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 Sifike
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis