Sifunah Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sifunah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifunah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Sifunah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sifunah occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifunah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Sifunah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sifunah reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 82 percent live, Bungoma County, where 9 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 9 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifaunah9318/
Sifuna9224,604/
Sifunga8650/
Sifouna8635/
Shifuna866/
Sifuuna866/
Saifuna864/
Ssifuna862/
Sifounas8014/
Saifunna808/
Sifounga801/
Siffuuna801/
Sifona7715/
Jifuna779/
Sefuna775/
Shifunaaz751/
Chifuna71344/
Sufinah7135/
Cifunga7127/
Shifona714/
Sifungo714/
Syofuna712/
Sefunga712/
Shefuna711/
Zifunga711/
Siphunga67139/
Ssefunga672/
Chipfuna671/
Shefinah671/
Sifooina671/
Zifougna671/
Shifungo671/
Sayfuina671/

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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 Sifunah
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