Sefaha Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Sefaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 19 | 1:106,977 | 11,319 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sefaha (15) may also be a first name.
Sefaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sefaha occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefaha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Sefaha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefaha are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 106,977. In Lesotho Sefaha is most frequent in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 42 percent live, Leribe District, where 32 percent live and Qacha's Nek District, where 16 percent live. Outside of Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent live.
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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 Sefaha
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