Siifa Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Siifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

Siifa (1,259) may also be a first name.

Siifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Siifa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Siifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Siifa is the 3,602,217th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Siifa occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Siifa are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 222,463rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,259 people.

Siifa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Siifa is most prevalent in: Kanungu District, where 23 percent live, Isingiro District, where 9 percent live and Ntungamo District, where 9 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiifah832/
Syifa802,502/
Siefa8040/
Siyfa805/
Jiifa802/
Syifaa73108/
Seifah7399/
Syifai7388/
Syifah7351/
Syiofa7321/
Syiefa7310/
Sehifa739/
Chiifa736/
Ciihfa735/
Siyofa735/
Syiffa732/
Syifoa731/
Seaifa731/
Sieffa731/
Siefay731/
Siefat730/
Siefas730/
Seiyefa67671/
Syaifah6725/
Syifaah6715/
Seijefa677/
Syoifah677/
Siefach676/
Syifaus674/
Syifauz674/
Sihiffo671/
Siewfai671/
Syiffah671/
Shiefaa671/
Siefast670/

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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 Siifa
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