Sifuya Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sifuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1631:97,2397,852
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834
England81:6,964,757184,742
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifaya831,179/
Sifiya8318/
Sefuya831/
Gifuya831/
Sifoya831/
Sifuye831/
Sifayat7721/
Saifiya7711/
Shifaya778/
Chifuya776/
Shifoya774/
Shifiya772/
Seifiya771/
Sifau73250/
Sifou73140/
Sifai7395/
Sifae7311/
Sifaa738/
Sifoa733/
Sifeu732/
Sifue732/
Sifay732/
Sifui731/
Chipfuya71114/
Saifiyah7120/
Sisfiyah7117/
Shifayat714/
Shaifiya711/
Saifayat711/
Sefiya673,306/
Seifou671,512/
Shifau67510/
Shifai67151/
Sifiye6765/
Saifou6752/
Sifayi6734/
Sifahu6733/
Sefaya6731/
Seifai6730/
Shifaa6718/
Suifau677/
Sifayo677/
Sifaye676/
Saifui675/
Sifouh674/
Sifaia674/
Saifai674/
Siefou674/
Sefeya674/
Saifey673/
Sifait673/
Siefeu672/
Zifoya672/
Sifauh671/
Seifay671/
Seifeu671/
Gifaya671/
Gifiya671/
Saifaa671/
Cifuha671/
Saifau671/
Saifuj671/
Siefay671/
Ssifou671/
Sifeyi671/
Shifue671/
Sifeyu671/
Sifoue671/
Sifous671/
Shifou671/
Sifaud671/
Saifea671/
Siwfai671/
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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
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  • 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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