Sefalo Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Sefalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sefalo (12) may also be a first name.

Sefalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sefalo occurs most in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Sefalo is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Sefalo are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sefalo is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 12 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefahlo925/
Sefallo923/
Seffalo921/
Sefahlou864/
Sefala831,635/
Cefalo831,505/
Sefolo831,299/
Safalo8340/
Sofalo839/
Sefelo833/
Sifalo833/
Gefalo831/
Seffahlou80306/
Chefalo7790/
Ceffalo7759/
Sefotlo7723/
Shifalo7722/
Safaloo7717/
Cefallo778/
Safallo777/
Sefeilo775/
Shafalo775/
Seffolo774/
Sefohlo772/
Saefala771/
Seefelo771/
Sefahla771/
Sephalo771/
Sefolos771/
Sefalia771/
Sefotlho71100/
Shaffalo7144/
Seiphalo7137/
Ceffalio7135/
Sefothlo7130/
Sifauloh7117/
Shefalah7110/
Seifalla712/
Sefallah712/
Sefallha711/
Seifoloi711/
Seifalah711/
Seefaila711/
Sephatlo711/
Seifallah671,326/
Sifolo67799/
Cefala67333/
Sofala67103/
Sofolo6795/
Safala6777/
Cefalà6740/
Sefola6731/
Sefela6731/
Safolo6724/
Cefolo6720/
Sifala6719/
Gefala6717/
Zafalo679/
Sefaullah677/
Zefolo674/
Céfalo673/
Siefallah671/
Cifalo671/
Sofelo671/
Shefaulla671/
Safelo671/

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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 Sefalo
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