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

Sefale is found most in Lesotho. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 669,375th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefale are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sefale is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 44 people.

This surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 5,523. In Lesotho Sefale 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. Excluding Lesotho it exists 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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