Sefale Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sefale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3681:5,5231,137
South Africa771:703,60750,359
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sefale (44) may also be a first name.

Sefale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sefale is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 669,375th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. Sefale is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefale reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sefale is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 44 people.

The last name Sefale is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 5,523. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 59 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 13 percent reside and Maseru District, where 11 percent reside. Barring Lesotho Sefale occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Sefale Last Name Statistics demography

Sefale earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.62% less than the national average, earning R 105,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefaley9230/
Seufale9217/
Sefahle921/
Sefatle921/
Sefal91203/
Sefatlhe8619/
Seyfaleh863/
Seuffale861/
Sefali834,985/
Seefal833,035/
Sefala831,635/
Seffal83871/
Sefole83496/
Sefaly83451/
Seifal83348/
Sefele83232/
Safale83116/
Sefile8340/
Sifale8319/
Siefal835/
Sofale834/
Shefal833/
Sefail832/
Zefale831/
Sehfal831/
Jefale831/
Seafal831/
Shetfhale802/
Scheufale801/
Sefiyaleh801/
Shefali773,311/
Shefaly77546/
Sefehle77432/
Seifali77107/
Seyfali77106/
Sefaali775/
Sehyfal775/
Shetfal774/
Shafale774/
Chefale772/
Djefale772/
Safalle771/
Shefald771/
Saffale771/
Seifaly771/
Jeffale771/
Safalea771/
Sefelea771/
Seffali771/
Sefahli771/
Sefalia771/
Sefiele771/
Sefohle771/
Seefali771/
Seefall771/
Shefole770/
Seifile770/
Jefaley770/
Sifal73600/
Cefal73111/
Zefal735/
Syfal731/
Sefol731/
Sefatlhi7144/
Gefaller7140/
Schafale7128/
Schefele7122/
Shafaleh7122/
Shafalee716/
Seifalla712/
Sceufele711/
Sheufele711/
Sheifele711/
Seefaila711/
Sephalee711/
Seyfalli711/
Sifalleh711/
Djeffale711/
Sefahali711/
Sefallha711/
Sheffall711/
Sephalle711/
Shefhald710/
Soffalle710/
Shafalle710/
Sheffald710/
Safali673,204/
Saifal673,044/
Scheufele671,388/
Sifile671,382/
Scheifele671,190/
Cefali67473/
Cefala67333/
Cefaly67235/
Sefoli67234/
Schiefele67231/
Sofaly67106/
Sifali6795/
Sofele6775/
Seyfalova6749/
Zafale6748/
Sofali6742/
Sheiffele6738/
Cefail6732/
Sefola6731/
Zeefal6726/
Sephatlhe6725/
Sifala6719/
Safele6719/
Cefole6718/
Gefali6712/
Cefalì6711/
Sephal6710/
Syffal678/
Sifele677/
Shifal674/
Cefile674/
Jifale674/
Sayfal673/
Cefall672/
Cefaul672/
Jefali672/
Schaefele671/
Scheffele671/
Scheffile671/
Schewfele671/
Shyfal671/
Sifail671/
Sheffiele671/
Seffileah671/
Sofole671/
Seyfol671/
Shefaulla671/
Shofalieh671/
Schejfele671/
Syfail671/
Cefalj671/
Cefalí671/
Chefal671/
Sifole671/
Zifale671/
Sefoly671/
Seifalova671/
Schevfele671/
Zefaly671/
Schoefele670/
Sefollett670/
Schieffal670/
Sewfol670/

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Footnotes

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