Sefakwe Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sefakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana501:43,7398,388
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sefakwe (27) may also be a first name.

Sefakwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefakwe is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefakwe? popularity and diffusion

Sefakwe is the 2,436,415th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sefakwe reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name is most numerous in Botswana, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 43,739. Apart from Botswana this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Sefakwe Last Name Statistics demography

Sefakwe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.79% less than the national average, earning R 183,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefokwe862/
Sephakwe8083/
Sefakoue801/
Zefakwi711/
Sephokwe674/
Sefogbe57285/
Gefaque571/
Shafaque5344/
Shefeque538/
Sefeeque534/
Saffaque531/
Dzifakwi531/
Sihfaque531/
Safaique531/
Shefeeque5080/
Shafaique509/
Siphokwet504/
Shaifaque502/
Djifakoue501/

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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 Sefakwe
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