Sifunah Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Sifunah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sifaunah | 93 | 18 | / |
| Sifuna | 92 | 24,604 | / |
| Sifunga | 86 | 50 | / |
| Sifouna | 86 | 35 | / |
| Shifuna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sifuuna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Saifuna | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ssifuna | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sifounas | 80 | 14 | / |
| Saifunna | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sifounga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siffuuna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sifona | 77 | 15 | / |
| Jifuna | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sefuna | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shifunaaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chifuna | 71 | 344 | / |
| Sufinah | 71 | 35 | / |
| Cifunga | 71 | 27 | / |
| Shifona | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sifungo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Syofuna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sefunga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shefuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zifunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siphunga | 67 | 139 | / |
| Ssefunga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chipfuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shefinah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifooina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zifougna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shifungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayfuina | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis