Worldwide, Sifon (Sipho 
, Sifon 
, Siphon 
) is a common masculine given name. The first name Sifon is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is a common male name, Botswana, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Zimbabwe. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe. Much less frequently, Sifon is the last name as well as the forename.