Sef Surname
Approximately 3,000 people bear this surname
Sef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,891 | 1:48,618 | 4,776 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Algeria | 231 | 1:167,236 | 21,100 |
| Iran | 116 | 1:661,918 | 35,516 |
| India | 85 | 1:9,024,299 | 181,432 |
| France | 46 | 1:1,443,972 | 140,296 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
The alternate forms: Šef (167), Şef (115) & Šéf (1) are calculated separately.
Sef (3,169) may also be a first name.
Sef Demographics
Average Sef Salary in
United States
$37,518 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sef occurs most in Egypt. It can occur as: Šef, Şef or Šéf. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sef? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sef is the 147,563rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,429,182 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Sef reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 63 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 127,710th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 3,169 people.
The last name Sef is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 1,891 people, or 1 in 48,618. Apart from Egypt this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 14 percent live and Algeria, where 8 percent live.
Sef Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sef are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
Sef earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $37,518 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šef | 89 | 167 | / |
| Şef | 89 | 115 | / |
| Seif | 86 | 156,343 | / |
| Sief | 86 | 6,226 | / |
| Seef | 86 | 2,148 | / |
| Seaf | 86 | 1,704 | / |
| Sefe | 86 | 1,516 | / |
| Shef | 86 | 1,311 | / |
| Seff | 86 | 612 | / |
| Ssef | 86 | 563 | / |
| Seyf | 86 | 482 | / |
| Szef | 86 | 94 | / |
| Sefz | 86 | 22 | / |
| Seft | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sjef | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sgef | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sejf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sedf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Xsef | 86 | 3 | / |
| Seuf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sepf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Scef | 86 | 1 | / |
| Setf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sefh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sefp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sefs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sehf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sesf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hsef | 86 | 1 | / |
| Šéf | 78 | 1 | / |
| Seife | 75 | 15,181 | / |
| Seyfe | 75 | 9,132 | / |
| Sheff | 75 | 1,643 | / |
| Sheaf | 75 | 517 | / |
| Sieff | 75 | 429 | / |
| Sheef | 75 | 292 | / |
| Seiff | 75 | 277 | / |
| Sheft | 75 | 134 | / |
| Schef | 75 | 111 | / |
| Szeif | 75 | 107 | / |
| Szefs | 75 | 107 | / |
| Seeff | 75 | 102 | / |
| Shief | 75 | 74 | / |
| Seidf | 75 | 62 | / |
| Siefe | 75 | 36 | / |
| Seyff | 75 | 21 | / |
| Shefe | 75 | 17 | / |
| Sheif | 75 | 15 | / |
| Seuff | 75 | 13 | / |
| Seefe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Szepf | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hseef | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jzsef | 75 | 6 | / |
| Shepf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Seift | 75 | 6 | / |
| Seafe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sseif | 75 | 4 | / |
| Seifs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sheuf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Szeff | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sgeef | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sceff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sceif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheyf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seifh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seeft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seffe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seefh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seifp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shedf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sefft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sefph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jsefh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sieft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sceft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Siefs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Seaff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sev | 67 | 5,708 | / |
| Sif | 67 | 5,552 | / |
| Sew | 67 | 3,508 | / |
| Seb | 67 | 2,307 | / |
| Scheff | 67 | 1,627 | / |
| Schefe | 67 | 967 | / |
| Scheef | 67 | 561 | / |
| Sheaff | 67 | 554 | / |
| Schief | 67 | 198 | / |
| Seiffe | 67 | 183 | / |
| Sheafe | 67 | 153 | / |
| Shieff | 67 | 135 | / |
| Jef | 67 | 124 | / |
| Säf | 67 | 121 | / |
| Szeffs | 67 | 108 | / |
| Zef | 67 | 86 | / |
| Schepf | 67 | 86 | / |
| Sheiff | 67 | 68 | / |
| Sheffe | 67 | 51 | / |
| Szeiff | 67 | 38 | / |
| Scheaf | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sefova | 67 | 23 | / |
| Szeift | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sheffs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Syf | 67 | 19 | / |
| Schefs | 67 | 13 | / |
| Schefz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Scheif | 67 | 8 | / |
| Xef | 67 | 8 | / |
| Szieff | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gef | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sheaft | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sheefe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sheefh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schcef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seefhh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sheetf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheifh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheefs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soheef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheyfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sseefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sechfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seidfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehsfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceafe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scheuf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seaffe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shepft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schehf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheife | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheifs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheafs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sceife | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sef
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