Siftan Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Siftan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Siftan (113) may also be a first name.
Siftan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Siftan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Siftan (Hindi: सिफतान) is found most in Pakistan. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Siftan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Siftan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Siftan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Siftan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 881,625th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 113 people.
The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 50 percent live and Sindh, where 50 percent live. Besides Pakistan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiftan | 92 | 130 | / |
| Siftain | 92 | 36 | / |
| Saiftan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schiftan | 86 | 110 | / |
| Shiftain | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sifton | 83 | 416 | / |
| Sibtan | 83 | 29 | / |
| Ciftan | 83 | 14 | / |
| Seftan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Çiftan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sibtain | 77 | 1,431 | / |
| Shifton | 77 | 49 | / |
| Šiftanc | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sivtain | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sheftan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gifttan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sibtaun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sibtajn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sibtean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siewtan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sibtayn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siffton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shibtain | 71 | 6 | / |
| Saibtain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schifton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sefton | 67 | 5,135 | / |
| Gifton | 67 | 20 | / |
| Jiwtan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gibtan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sibton | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cifton | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sebtan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sewtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sevtan | 67 | 1 | / |
Siftan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Siftan in the Hindi language | ||
| सिफतान | siphatana | 50 |
| सिफतन | siphatana | 50 |
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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 Siftan
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