Sifolo Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

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

Sifolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7921:68,4068,556
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Sifolo (168) may also be a first name.

Sifolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifolo occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sifolo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sifolo is the 431,117th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,120,833 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sifolo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 705,855th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 168 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 792 people, or 1 in 68,406. In South Africa Sifolo is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent are found, Gauteng, where 10 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent are found. Besides South Africa Sifolo occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 0 percent are found.

Sifolo Last Name Statistics demography

Sifolo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.78% less than the national average, earning R 114,588 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suifolo9211/
Sifohlo923/
Saifolo922/
Saifoloi86140/
Seifoloi861/
Sefolo831,299/
Sifola8349/
Sifalo833/
Sifulo831/
Saifolloh806/
Sefotlo7723/
Shifalo7722/
Cuifolo7716/
Chifolo7713/
Sifehlo776/
Seffolo774/
Sipholo774/
Sefohlo772/
Suifelo771/
Saifulo771/
Ciffolo771/
Shifola771/
Sifolah771/
Saifola771/
Sayfolo771/
Sefolos771/
Saifuloh71304/
Sefotlho71100/
Sefothlo7130/
Chiffolo7121/
Sifauloh7117/
Sifulloh7111/
Seifolla714/
Saifolla712/
Sifollah711/
Shifolla711/
Saifoula711/
Siphohlo711/
Saifulloh671,985/
Seifollah671,563/
Cifola67285/
Sefola6731/
Sifula6726/
Sefulo6723/
Cefolo6720/
Sifala6719/
Chiffolot6715/
Sefalo6711/
Zefolo674/
Saifollah674/
Sefelo673/
Ciffoullo672/
Saifoilah671/
Seiphotlo671/
Saiffuloh671/
Cifalo671/
Sifela671/

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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 Sifolo
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