Sifuni Surname
Approximately 557 people bear this surname
Sifuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 427 | 1:123,985 | 11,715 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
Sifuni (2,181) may also be a first name.
Sifuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sifuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sifuni is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sifuni.
How Common Is The Last Name Sifuni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 567,444th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. Sifuni is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sifuni are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 160,479th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 2,181 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 123,985. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 51 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 15 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Sifuni occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saifuni | 92 | 15 | / |
| Sifouni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saifouni | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sifuna | 83 | 24,604 | / |
| Gifuni | 83 | 865 | / |
| Cifuni | 83 | 475 | / |
| Sifoune | 77 | 921 | / |
| Giffuni | 77 | 223 | / |
| Sefouni | 77 | 60 | / |
| Sifunje | 77 | 50 | / |
| Sifouna | 77 | 35 | / |
| Siffoni | 77 | 28 | / |
| Zifueni | 77 | 21 | / |
| Zaifuni | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shifuna | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sifuuna | 77 | 6 | / |
| Saifuna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chifuni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ssifuna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zifouni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gifunni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schifini | 71 | 365 | / |
| Seifoune | 71 | 219 | / |
| Saifunna | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shifunje | 71 | 6 | / |
| Siffoune | 71 | 3 | / |
| Saifoune | 71 | 3 | / |
| Siffuuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schifoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seffouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sedfouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schiffini | 67 | 196 | / |
| Cifoni | 67 | 120 | / |
| Gefuni | 67 | 92 | / |
| Sifone | 67 | 26 | / |
| Cifune | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sifona | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gifune | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sefuna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sefune | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zifune | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sifine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zifoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cefuni | 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 Sifuni
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