Sefahi Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Sefahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 59 | 1:1,301,399 | 54,450 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sefahi (20) may also be a first name.
Sefahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sefahi is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sefahi.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefahi? popularity and diffusion
Sefahi is the 2,460,878th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sefahi reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sefahi is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,301,399. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 41 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 24 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran Sefahi occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shefahi | 92 | 2,613 | / |
| Seffahi | 92 | 142 | / |
| Shefahei | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shevfahi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safahi | 83 | 272 | / |
| Sefeai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Shafahi | 77 | 182 | / |
| Saifahi | 77 | 138 | / |
| Shefaei | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shifahi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shofahi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Seifaei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sefaija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saffahi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seyfaei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sefae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safaheih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafahei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaffahi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safaei | 67 | 28,202 | / |
| Sifaei | 67 | 264 | / |
| Savehi | 67 | 177 | / |
| Saefae | 67 | 59 | / |
| Sivahi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sevahe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Safeai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sefaea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sifahe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Savohi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sefaee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safa'i | 67 | 2 | / |
| Savahi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safaui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sofa'i | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefeae | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sefahi
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