Siyafa Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Siyafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 133 | 1:116,077 | 15,782 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Siyafa (481) may also be a first name.
Siyafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Siyafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Siyafa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Siyafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Siyafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Siyafa is the 1,518,885th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Siyafa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 387,696th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 481 people.
It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 116,077. In Zimbabwe Siyafa is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 35 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 20 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 19 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
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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 Siyafa
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