Sefala Surname

243,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sefala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6191:33,4644,273
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sefala (37) may also be a first name.

Sefala Last Name Facts

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

Sefala (Marathi: सेफाला) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sefala is the 243,808th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,457,215 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sefala live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sefala is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 37 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,619 people, or 1 in 33,464. In South Africa Sefala is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 60 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Sefala Last Name Statistics demography

Sefala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.36% less than the national average, earning R 151,236 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saefala921/
Sefahla921/
Sefalia921/
Shefalah8610/
Sefallah862/
Seifalla862/
Seefaila861/
Seifalah861/
Sefallha861/
Sefali834,985/
Sefaly83451/
Sefale83447/
Cefala83333/
Sofala83103/
Safala8377/
Sefela8331/
Sefola8331/
Sifala8319/
Gefala8317/
Sefalo8311/
Seifallah801,326/
Sefaullah807/
Siefallah801/
Shefaulla801/
Shefali773,311/
Shefaly77546/
Seifali77107/
Seyfali77106/
Cefalia7773/
Cefalas7733/
Sefaley7730/
Sephala7729/
Sefhela7722/
Seufale7717/
Shofala7711/
Safalah777/
Sefoula776/
Sefaali775/
Safalia775/
Sefahlo775/
Shafala773/
Sefallo773/
Chefala772/
Shifala772/
Shefela772/
Sifahla772/
Jesfala771/
Sifalia771/
Seffalo771/
Djefala771/
Safaala771/
Seifaly771/
Shefola771/
Safalai771/
Safalea771/
Seffali771/
Sofahla771/
Sefahle771/
Sefahli771/
Sefehla771/
Sefoila771/
Sefatle771/
Seefali771/
Shefaullah751/
Sifallah71396/
Ceffalia7174/
Sephatla7155/
Sefatlhi7144/
Chefalas7122/
Sefatlhe7119/
Saifalla718/
Safallah715/
Safaulla714/
Sefahlou714/
Seifolla714/
Seyfaleh713/
Shaafala713/
Ceafalau712/
Saifalad711/
Saifaula711/
Safaulah711/
Seuffale711/
Shaifala711/
Seyfalli711/
Safalaha711/
Sefahali711/
Seyfolah711/
Sephaila711/
Seffoula711/
Saifalah711/
Safaalla711/
Safallha711/
Zefallah711/
Seifollah671,563/
Cefalo671,505/
Sefolo671,299/
Sofela671,254/
Sofola67888/
Shafallah67739/
Cefola67527/
Sefole67496/
Cefali67473/
Seffahlou67306/
Cefaly67235/
Sefoli67234/
Cifala67221/
Seyfollah67140/
Sifali6795/
Zefola6775/
Saifallah6767/
Safela6766/
Sifola6749/
Safaullah6745/
Cefalà6740/
Safalo6740/
Zofala6727/
Sifale6719/
Saifaulla6717/
Sofalo679/
Shafaulla676/
Saifaulah674/
Shaafalah674/
Sifalo673/
Sefelo673/
Shetfhale672/
Zeifallah672/
Safola672/
Safeallah672/
Saifaulha671/
Safaallah671/
Zefale671/
Scheufale671/
Sephaulla671/
Djefailia671/
Sayfallah671/
Sifela671/
Zefela671/
Zafala671/
Seifoulay671/
Cefalj671/
Cefalí671/
Shafealla671/
Gefalo671/
Sefoly671/
Saifallha671/
Zefaly671/
Scheifela670/

Sefala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sefala in the Marathi language
सेफालाsephala-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sefala
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