Sifuya Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Sifuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 163 | 1:97,239 | 7,852 |
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Sifuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sifuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sifuya is most common in Zambia. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sifuya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,048,281st most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Sifuya are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 97,239. In Zambia Sifuya is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 96 percent are found, Central Province, where 2 percent are found and Eastern Province, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sifaya | 83 | 1,179 | / |
| Sifiya | 83 | 18 | / |
| Sefuya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gifuya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sifoya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sifuye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sifayat | 77 | 21 | / |
| Saifiya | 77 | 11 | / |
| Shifaya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Chifuya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shifoya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shifiya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Seifiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sifau | 73 | 250 | / |
| Sifou | 73 | 140 | / |
| Sifai | 73 | 95 | / |
| Sifae | 73 | 11 | / |
| Sifaa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sifoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sifeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sifue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sifay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sifui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuya | 71 | 114 | / |
| Saifiyah | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sisfiyah | 71 | 17 | / |
| Shifayat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shaifiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saifayat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefiya | 67 | 3,306 | / |
| Seifou | 67 | 1,512 | / |
| Shifau | 67 | 510 | / |
| Shifai | 67 | 151 | / |
| Sifiye | 67 | 65 | / |
| Saifou | 67 | 52 | / |
| Sifayi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sifahu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sefaya | 67 | 31 | / |
| Seifai | 67 | 30 | / |
| Shifaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Suifau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sifayo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sifaye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saifui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sifouh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sifaia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saifai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siefou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sefeya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saifey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sifait | 67 | 3 | / |
| Siefeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zifoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sifauh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seifay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seifeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gifaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gifiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cifuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siefay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shifue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifeyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suifoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifoyi | 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 Sifuya
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