Sifo Surname

267,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,457 people bear this surname

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

Sifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7581:71,4758,906
Nigeria2381:744,29733,840
Italy1261:485,37149,911
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Turkey391:1,995,42169,208
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England31:18,572,686338,250
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sifo (1,288) may also be a first name.

Sifo Last Name Facts

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

Sifo (Hindi: सीफो, Russian: Сифо) is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sifo.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 267,955th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,001,747 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Sifo are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 219,552nd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 1,288 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 758 people, or 1 in 71,475. In South Africa Sifo is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Italy, where 9 percent reside.

Sifo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sifo surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sifo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 26.94% less than the national average, earning €21,939 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning R 222,180 per year; in United States they earn 33.61% less than the national average, earning $28,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.16% more than the national average, earning $61,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scifo891,791/
Sifou89140/
Seifo8982/
Saifo8955/
Siffo8938/
Shifo8914/
Siefo8914/
Sifoi893/
Sifoa893/
Sifos892/
Sifho891/
Suifo891/
Sidfo891/
Seifou801,512/
Sgoifo80287/
Saifoo80280/
Saifou8052/
Schifo8050/
Sciffo8028/
Siffoi8015/
Suiffo8010/
Sifouh804/
Seifoh804/
Siefou804/
Sheifo804/
Shifoo803/
Sifois803/
Shiffo802/
Sceifo801/
Suifoa801/
Shifoh801/
Siffou801/
Ssifou801/
Saiffo801/
Saifod801/
Saifoh801/
Sifous801/
Suifoh801/
Shifou801/
Saifoi801/
Saifot801/
Shaifo801/
Scaifo800/
Sifa7591,085/
Sefo752,070/
Zifo75406/
Cifo75213/
Xifo7522/
Gifo757/
Jifo753/
Syfo752/
Schiffo73243/
Saidfou736/
Shifoot734/
Saifout733/
Sheiffo732/
Sheifou732/
Seidfou732/
Shaifoo731/
Jssifou731/
Shieffo731/
Shiffou731/
Ssoifou731/
Shaifot731/
Siefoot730/
Shifa6739,152/
Sifat6729,347/
Saifa671,115/
Sifah671,027/
Sipho67926/
Sefou67567/
Ciffo67320/
Siffa67316/
Shefo67298/
Sifau67250/
Chifo67165/
Sifaz67123/
Sifas67106/
Seifa6775/
Seffo6768/
Soifa6759/
Ziffo6754/
Suifa6751/
Sejfo6749/
Seafo6743/
Siefa6740/
Djifo6736/
Giffo6734/
Sifha6731/
Sefho6722/
Sayfo6718/
Jiffo6713/
Sefoo6713/
Sheiffou6711/
Cuifo678/
Sifaa678/
Sidfa677/
Sifad676/
Cifop675/
Zifos673/
Zaifo673/
Zifou673/
Sivoh672/
Sisfa672/
Seyfo672/
Sifeu672/
Sefoi672/
Ceifo672/
Juifo672/
Seefo672/
Gifou671/
Žifho671/
Sitfa671/
Szefo671/
Sefoa671/
Jifou671/
Zuifo671/
Seufo671/
Sipfa671/
Sifga671/
Saidfouz671/
Sefoh671/
Scifò671/
Dzifo671/
Zysfo671/
Gisfo671/

Sifo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sifo in the Hindi language
सीफोsipho77.78
सिफोsipho22.22
Sifo in the Russian language
Сифоsifo-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sifo
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