Sifouane Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Sifouane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifouane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3291:117,42116,679
France51:13,284,544357,392

Sifouane (13) may also be a first name.

Sifouane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sifouane is most common in Algeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sifouane.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifouane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 828,895th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname Sifouane occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sifouane reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname Sifouane is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 117,421. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 56 percent reside, Bouïra Province, where 42 percent reside and Jijel Province, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Algeria Sifouane occurs in one country. It is also common in France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifouyane941/
Sifouan932/
Sefouane881,135/
Sifaoune881/
Sifouani881/
Seffouane821/
Sefouan8014/
Sefoane801/
Sivohuan755/
Sefouani751/
Siphouang711/
Sifayon674/
Sefeeane6327/
Seffaoun631/
Siphuean631/
Shefuhan631/
Saiphuean591/
Sefieani5093/
Sephoana502/

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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 Sifouane
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