Sifiyane Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sifiyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifiyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sifiyane (2) may also be a first name.

Sifiyane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sifiyane is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sifiyane.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifiyane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sifiyane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sifiyane reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sifiyane is also the 9,404,674th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 2 people.

Sifiyane is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Sifiyane is mostly found in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Sifiyane exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifiyan935/
Seifiyan8823/
Sifiyani889/
Saifiyan881/
Sifane86141/
Sifine862/
Sifouyane821/
Seifane8025/
Sefiyan8019/
Siffine804/
Saifane802/
Syfiyan801/
Sifuyan801/
Sefiyand7585/
Suifiyen7516/
Syofiyan7512/
Sefiyana7511/
Sefiyani758/
Soifoine755/
Schifine752/
Soifiene751/
Shifanee751/
Suifayan751/
Sefoyane751/
Sefane717,072/
Sifain7149/
Sifaun7115/
Sefine7113/
Syofiyani7113/
Sifein7111/
Shifayani7110/
Sepfiyani713/
Gifane712/
Saifayana711/
Cifine711/
Schiffine710/
Sifoune67921/
Seefane67577/
Sefeane67325/
Seifein67319/
Sepfine67137/
Sifayin6794/
Seffane6790/
Saifain6729/
Sefiyen6725/
Sefayan6725/
Sefoyan676/
Sifayon674/
Siffain673/
Seifien673/
Seafane672/
Seffine672/
Saifein671/
Ziwfane671/
Shefane671/
Sifaini671/
Sefeyan671/
Sefyene671/
Sefiene671/
Shefine671/
Giffine670/

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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 Sifiyane
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