Sechefo Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sechefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sechefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho761:26,7445,250
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631

Sechefo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sechefo is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sechefo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Sechefo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sechefo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 26,744. In Lesotho Sechefo is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 78 percent are found, Berea District, where 20 percent are found and Leribe District, where 1 percent are found. Other than Lesotho Sechefo exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Sechefo Last Name Statistics demography

Sechefo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.79% less than the national average, earning R 67,044 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setchefou881/
Sochefo863/
Chechefo801/
Sekefou7142/
Sochefa7114/
Sekeufou671/
Zichefoo671/
Sekefa6220/
Sesefa6211/
Sisefo622/
Choicefood591/
Sochifa5775/
Sachofa5761/
Seijefa577/
Sikhifo571/
Shekefa571/
Sekéfou571/
Saichofa5369/
Sochifah5362/
Shesifat5318/
Sachofah531/
Chishefa531/
Shochifah50109/
Chichifoi5010/

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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 Sechefo
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