Sifoua Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Niger

Sifoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Sifoua (2) may also be a first name.

Sifoua Last Name Facts

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

Sifoua is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifoua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Sifoua is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sifoua are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 9,404,674th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 2 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Sifoua is most common in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifoa913/
Sifaou8313/
Suifoa831/
Saifuah773/
Sefouat772/
Sefouha771/
Sifae7311/
Sifoe738/
Sifao735/
Sefoa731/
Shifauat711/
Chifouha711/
Sifaei67264/
Sifoei67154/
Sifaee6737/
Shifao6716/
Sivoha6712/
Sisfao678/
Sifahe677/
Sifaye676/
Sifaau674/
Seifao672/
Sefouo672/
Cifuha671/
Sefoui671/
Sifoee671/
Shifoe671/
Sifuye671/
Sayfoa671/

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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 Sifoua
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