Sefali Surname

95,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sefali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2,1471:94760
South Africa1,6511:32,8154,208
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Turkey1931:403,22024,452
India831:9,241,752184,052
England31:18,572,686338,250
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sefali (53,497) may also be a first name.

Sefali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefali (Bengali: শেফালী, Hindi: सेफाली, Marathi: सेफाली, Oriya: େସଫାଳି) is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 95,453rd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,461,895 people. Sefali is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Sefali live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 17,467th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 53,497 people.

The surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 2,147 people, or 1 in 947. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 35 percent reside, Mafeteng District, where 25 percent reside and Qacha's Nek District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 18 percent reside.

Sefali Last Name Statistics demography

Sefali earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.23% less than the national average, earning R 115,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefali923,311/
Seifali92107/
Seyfali92106/
Sefaali925/
Seffali921/
Sefahli921/
Sefalia921/
Seefali921/
Sefatlhi8644/
Seyfalli861/
Sefahali861/
Safali833,204/
Sefala831,635/
Cefali83473/
Sefaly83451/
Sefale83447/
Sefoli83234/
Sifali8395/
Sofali8342/
Gefali8312/
Jefali832/
Shafali771,601/
Saifali77938/
Shefaly77546/
Sifaeli77477/
Jeffali77464/
Shifali77388/
Sephali77375/
Sefolli77179/
Safaali77115/
Cefalia7773/
Djefali7762/
Sefaley7730/
Sayfali7726/
Seufale7717/
Ssafali7710/
Chefali775/
Safalli773/
Ceffali773/
Zefalis772/
Saffali772/
Saafali771/
Cefalli771/
Sifalia771/
Seifaly771/
Jefaili771/
Soffali771/
Seyfoli771/
Sifaali771/
Safalai771/
Sefahle771/
Sefouli771/
Sefatle771/
Djeffali71677/
Ceffalia7174/
Shaifali7171/
Shafaali7164/
Djefalli7162/
Ceffalio7135/
Sephaali7119/
Sefatlhe7119/
Shephali7111/
Saifaali719/
Sheufeli713/
Seyfaleh713/
Shifaali712/
Seifalla712/
Ssafaali712/
Saifaili711/
Jeffalli711/
Seefaila711/
Seuffale711/
Seifoloi711/
Shaafali711/
Shahfali711/
Sefallha711/
Shaffali711/
Chefaili711/
Safeli671,150/
Sefole67496/
Cefala67333/
Cifali67270/
Cefaly67235/
Sefele67232/
Safale67116/
Sofaly67106/
Sefola6731/
Sifala6719/
Sifale6719/
Scheufeli6711/
Cefoli6710/
Zafali675/
Sofale674/
Shaifaali673/
Shetfhale672/
Zefale671/
Scheufale671/
Shephaali671/
Jefale671/
Zefeli671/
Şifali671/
Zofali671/
Shefaulla671/
Shofalieh671/
Ssaffaali671/
Cefalj671/
Cefalí671/
Sefoly671/
Zefaly671/

Sefali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sefali in the Hindi language
सेफालीsephali98.87
शौफालीsauphali0.28
शेफालीsephali0.28
सैफालीsaiphali0.28
सीफालीsiphali0.28
Sefali in the Bengali language
শেফালীsephali70.4
সেফালীsephali24.31
শেফালিsephali2.33
সেফালিsephali2.33
শিপালীsipali0.21
সেফলিsephali0.21
Sefali in the Marathi language
सेफालीsephali65
सेफलीsephali15
शेफालीsephali15
सेफाळीsephali5
Sefali in the Oriya language
େସଫାଳିesaphali30.34
େସଫାଳୀesaphali28.09
େଶଫାଳିesaphali11.8
େସଫାଲିesaphali11.8
େଶଫାଳୀesaphali7.87
େସଫାଲୀesaphali5.62
େସଫଲୀesaphali0.56
େତାଲିୟାetaliya0.56
େସଫାଳesaphala0.56
େଶଫାଲୀesaphali0.56
େସଫଳିesaphali0.56
େଶଫାଲିesaphali0.56

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