Sifontes Surname

24,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Sifontes Surname User-submission:

Sifontes is a Venezuelan variant of the Cifuentes, a Castilian surname, predominant in the northeast region and the Orinoco River's borders of the states Anzoategui, Bolivar, and Monagas.

Sifontes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela19,5501:1,545285
Cuba8681:13,2751,003
El Salvador5851:10,844706
Honduras5601:15,744765
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
Spain751:623,36028,648
Guatemala651:247,4264,181
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Trinidad and Tobago311:43,9994,008
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Panama131:300,9437,078
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
France81:8,302,840321,660
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Guyana41:190,5559,777
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belize11:355,4743,977

Sifontes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sifontes is a Venezuelan variant of the Cifuentes, a Castilian surname, predominant in the northeast region and the Orinoco River's borders of the states Anzoategui, Bolivar, and Monagas.

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Sifontes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifontes occurs most in Venezuela. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifontes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,341st most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 327,943 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sifontes reside; 87 percent reside in South America and 87 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most prevalent in Venezuela, where it is carried by 19,550 people, or 1 in 1,545. In Venezuela it is most common in: Anzoátegui, where 29 percent reside, Bolívar, where 23 percent reside and Monagas, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Venezuela this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 4 percent reside and El Salvador, where 3 percent reside.

Sifontes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sifontes last name are 42.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.65% being registered to vote for the party.

Sifontes earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $41,694 USD per year.

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