Sinifi Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sinifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Sinifi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sinifi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinifi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Sinifi is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Sinifi are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe Sinifi is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 90 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 14 percent live and Algeria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinifis921/
Signifis8649/
Zinifi8310/
Sinifa834/
Shenifi7711/
Zeinifi771/
Shenaifi714/
Zinify67136/
Senifa6757/
Senife6728/
Jenifi671/
Sinefa671/
Genifi671/

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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 Sinifi
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