Siftain Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Siftain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Siftain (35) may also be a first name.
Siftain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Siftain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Siftain (Hindi: सिफतैन) is most common in Pakistan. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Siftain? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Siftain reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Siftain is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.
This surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,506,852. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 57 percent live, Sindh, where 24 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 19 percent live. Other than Pakistan it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiftain | 93 | 6 | / |
| Siftan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Sibtain | 86 | 1,431 | / |
| Shiftan | 86 | 130 | / |
| Sivtain | 86 | 7 | / |
| Saiftan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schiftan | 80 | 110 | / |
| Shibtain | 80 | 6 | / |
| Saibtain | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sibtaian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sibtan | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ciftan | 77 | 14 | / |
| Seftan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Çiftan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sebtain | 71 | 30 | / |
| Šiftanc | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sheftan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gifttan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sibtaun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sibtean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sibtayn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siewtan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sybtain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sifteen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sibtajn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geftain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seftiyan | 67 | 50 | / |
| Çiftehan | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shivtaen | 67 | 1 | / |
Siftain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Siftain in the Hindi language | ||
| सिफतैन | siphataina | 62.5 |
| सिफ्तैन | siphtaina | 18.75 |
| सिफ्टैन | siphtaina | 12.5 |
| सिफ़्तैन | siftaina | 6.25 |
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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 Siftain
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