Sagafu Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sagafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sagafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania421:1,260,51546,631
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sagafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sagafu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sagafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sagafu is the 2,746,821st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Sagafu is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Sagafu reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,260,515. In Tanzania Sagafu is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 76 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 10 percent live and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shagafu921/
Saghafu921/
Segafu83227/
Chagafu776/
Sagaphu771/
Sangaphu711/
Seigafuss670/
Jagaphu621/
Sonngaphu531/
Zegefu502/

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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
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  • 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 Sagafu
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