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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. 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 commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. The last name Sifuni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sifuni reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sifuni is also the 160,479th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 2,181 people.
The last name Sifuni is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 123,985. In Tanzania Sifuni is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 51 percent live, Arusha Region, where 15 percent live and Tanga Region, where 14 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live.
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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