Sinif Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Sinif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Sinif (5) may also be a first name.

Sinif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sinif is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sinif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sinif is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Sinif reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sinif is also the 5,493,085th most widely held first name internationally, held by 5 people.

The surname Sinif is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Sinif is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 50 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 50 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 20 percent reside and Iran, where 20 percent reside.

Sinif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sinif has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinift91138/
Siniff91130/
Sainif912/
Sinaif911/
Senif8062/
Sinib809/
Siniw804/
Siniv803/
Zinif801/
Sinhf801/
Sinef801/
Schinipf776/
Schineif771/
Seniff73163/
Senife7328/
Sineff7315/
Siniew7315/
Siniev7314/
Sainib7313/
Siniov7311/
Zainif7310/
Singiv737/
Senaif737/
Senift737/
Soiniv734/
Sainiv733/
Zeinif731/
Sinhiv731/
Sinayf731/
Jainif731/
Sieniow678/
Shinaib676/
Shinnib674/
Shenaif672/
Sheniff672/
Sainiph672/
Sainiev671/
Shsenif671/

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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 Sinif
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