Sefana Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
Tonga

Sefana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Tonga41:26,828461
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sefana (183) may also be a first name.

Sefana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefana (Arabic: زيفانا) is found most in The United Arab Emirates. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefana? popularity and diffusion

Sefana is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Sefana are found; 32 percent are found in West Asia and 32 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 673,127th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 183 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United Arab Emirates, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 832,934. Beside The United Arab Emirates this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefana924/
Sefanah921/
Sefanaia864/
Sefane837,072/
Sifana83605/
Safana83596/
Sefani83275/
Sofana83163/
Sefany83126/
Sefano8318/
Sefena8314/
Jefana834/
Zefana831/
Shefena772,576/
Seefane77577/
Shifana77479/
Sefeane77325/
Shofana77194/
Safanah77135/
Seffane7790/
Saffana7781/
Shafana7751/
Safaina7728/
Seifane7725/
Seffani7719/
Sofanah7717/
Sefanit7716/
Sifanah7713/
Sifanga7711/
Sefeena778/
Sedfany776/
Saifana775/
Seifani775/
Sifaana774/
Sefaine773/
Setfane773/
Seafani772/
Seffano772/
Seafane772/
Shefani772/
Sofeana771/
Sefanie771/
Sefanio771/
Sefanoh771/
Sefanis771/
Setfani771/
Chefana771/
Zeffana771/
Sofanea771/
Shefane771/
Sefanou771/
Seyfany770/
Saffanah7191/
Schefano7152/
Sevannah7146/
Sifaunah7118/
Shaffana7115/
Shefeena7113/
Shifanaz7113/
Shifaana718/
Scefonas717/
Shafaana713/
Sephanah713/
Shifanaa712/
Safainah711/
Saephana711/
Safhaana711/
Shifanas711/
Shiffana711/
Sheffano711/
Seffaini711/
Shafanna711/
Shifhana711/
Saffaana711/
Sifaanah711/
Shefango711/
Sefeanoi711/
Seephana711/
Safena67563/
Sifani67150/
Sifane67141/
Sifano6746/
Cefane6734/
Sifona6715/
Zefany6712/
Zafana6711/
Safona6710/
Zefane677/
Jefano677/
Sofena676/
Jifana675/
Sifany675/
Sefone672/
Sifanh671/
Shifaanaz671/
Siefanich671/
Sephaneah671/
Sheafeena671/
Sefonh671/
Saffaanah671/

Sefana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sefana in the Arabic language
زيفاناzyfana-

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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 Sefana
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