Sifiyanu Surname
Approximately 1,084 people bear this surname
Sifiyanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,083 | 1:163,567 | 10,231 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Sifiyanu (2,763) may also be a first name.
Sifiyanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sifiyanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sifiyanu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sifiyanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 339,249th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,722,828 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sifiyanu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 138,968th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 2,763 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,083 people, or 1 in 163,567. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 51 percent reside, Sokoto, where 29 percent reside and Kebbi, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Sifiyanu
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