Sifwa Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sifwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Sifwa (38) may also be a first name.

Sifwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sifwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sifwa is most common in Afghanistan. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifwa? popularity and diffusion

Sifwa is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Sifwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sifwa live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sifwa is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 38 people.

It is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan Sifwa is primarily found in: Khost, where 100 percent reside. Barring Afghanistan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saifwa918/
Sifua807/
Gifwa806/
Jifwa802/
Shifwaya775/
Chifwa73163/
Soifua7363/
Ssibwa734/
Shifua733/
Seifua731/
Sivway731/
Shiwba731/
Sihbwa731/
Saivwa731/
Sibwha731/
Siewhwa6730/
Saifuat676/
Siewhua671/
Shaibwa671/
Chifwah671/
Sivwach671/
Siveway670/

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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 Sifwa
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