Sefaf Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Sefaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Şefaf (1) are calculated separately.

Sefaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefaf occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Şefaf. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefaf? popularity and diffusion

Sefaf is the 775,315th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sefaf are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Sefaf is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şefaf931/
Sefafe91360/
Seffaf9178/
Shefaf9110/
Sheffaf831/
Safaf80465/
Sifaf8030/
Sefaw8021/
Zefaf803/
Sefof801/
Saffaf73483/
Shafaf7377/
Sefova7323/
Shefaw7315/
Djefaf733/
Shifaf732/
Sefouf731/
Chefaf731/
Sefofe731/
Seefaw731/
Shefova67190/
Shaffaf6757/
Seyfova6710/
Shafayf674/
Cheffaf672/
Djefhaf672/
Djefaff671/
Shifaaf671/
Djeffaf671/
Shefoff671/
Shiefaw671/
Siefoff671/
Shafaaf671/
Seffhaw670/

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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 Sefaf
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