Sigifa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sigifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sigifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sigifa is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigifa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Sigifa is mostly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Sigifa are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 89 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Sigifa is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sisifa83175/
Zigifa831/
Sisifah773/
Shigufa771/
Shighefa711/
Sisifo674/
Sijefa673/
Shaigufah671/
Sisefa671/
Seijefa627/
Sikhifo621/
Sikhipha57421/
Shesifat5718/
Chiguefa575/
Szigetfy571/
Szigetfi571/
Chiguefat53867/
Sichaipha537/
Sichaiphat5094/
Sesefa5011/
Sisefo502/

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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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  • 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 Sigifa
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