Sifora Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

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

Sifora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa911:595,35945,471
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Sifora (419) may also be a first name.

Sifora Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifora has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifora? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sifora is the 1,471,719th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. Sifora is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sifora are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 419,838th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 419 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 595,359. In South Africa Sifora is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent live, North West, where 33 percent live and Gauteng, where 20 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Sifora Last Name Statistics demography

Sifora earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.3% less than the national average, earning R 125,232 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saifora923/
Sifoura921/
Siforea921/
Siffora921/
Sifouras861/
Sefora83872/
Sifori8374/
Sifera8368/
Sifara8348/
Sifura8339/
Sifore8310/
Siforo836/
Séfora831/
Shifera772,263/
Seifori77141/
Sefhora7768/
Saifura7751/
Shifura7744/
Saifori7728/
Sifhori7716/
Sifouri7714/
Sifarea7713/
Shefora779/
Sifarat775/
Siphora772/
Shifara772/
Ciforra771/
Djifora771/
Sifaraz771/
Sefoora771/
Saifara771/
Siforie771/
Sifarah771/
Siforio771/
Giffora771/
Siffouri71136/
Saifouri7123/
Seifouri7122/
Seifoori7119/
Djifoura719/
Saifutra717/
Saifoori714/
Shifarat713/
Sifarash712/
Seifoory712/
Saifaraj712/
Shifurah711/
Shifaras711/
Saifaura711/
Saifaraz711/
Chifoura711/
Shiffera710/
Sefera671,976/
Jifara671,940/
Sefara671,328/
Seforo67773/
Xifara67190/
Sefore67104/
Shifarash6752/
Sifuro6750/
Sifari6733/
Sifuri6731/
Shiferahu6725/
Sefura6724/
Zifera6713/
Ziforo6710/
Sifare679/
Cifera675/
Gifara674/
Sefori672/
Seiffouri672/
Cefora672/
Sifero672/
Sifure672/
Sieffored671/
Shiffurah671/
Sifaarath671/
Shiforost671/
Zefora671/
Gefora670/

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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
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  • 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 Sifora
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