Sanfey Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Sanfey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanfey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland911:51,7473,694
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Sanfey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanfey occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sanfey.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanfey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Sanfey are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 51,747. In Ireland it is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Ireland it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Sanfey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sanfey has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Sanfey last name expanded 325 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sanfey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sanfey surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Sanfey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanfeya921/
Sanfe9110/
Sanfy914/
Sanfer8366/
Sanfie8321/
Shanfe832/
Sanfue831/
Sanfee831/
Sanfoe831/
Sanfoy831/
Sanfed831/
Scanfe831/
Sainfe831/
Sanfei831/
Sanffy831/
Samfey830/
Sanfye830/
Sanfeer7721/
Shanfer7711/
Sanfead778/
Shanfay775/
Shanfei773/
Sanfuie773/
Sanfiya771/
Sanffer771/
Sanfoye771/
Scainfe771/
Sanfiye771/
Sanfest770/
Shanfes770/
Shanfee770/
Sanfa73119/
Samfe7315/
Sanfi738/
Zanfy731/
Canfy731/
Shanfeer7118/
Sanfayah711/
Sanfui6718,828/
Sanfiz67343/
Sanphy67148/
Zanfei67145/
Sainfa67115/
Sanfaz6738/
Sanfou6731/
Zanfes6728/
Zanfer6723/
Shanfa6718/
Sanfai6715/
Shanfi6713/
Sianfa674/
Sanfis674/
Samfay673/
Sanfat673/
Seanfa672/
Samfyd672/
Samfer672/
Sonfeu672/
Janfer672/
Sanfah672/
Janfay672/
Zanfea671/
Jeanfe671/
Sonfeh671/
Sonfue671/
Sounfe671/
Sanfau671/
Sanfhi671/
Djanfy671/
Chanfy671/
Shaunfedt670/
Cannfe670/
Confey670/

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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
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  • 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 Sanfey
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