Sefane Surname

69,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Sefane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
Algeria1391:277,92528,296
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Lesotho301:67,7529,213
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397

Sefane (178) may also be a first name.

Sefane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefane occurs more in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,966th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,030,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefane live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Sefane is also the 683,417th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 178 people.

Sefane is most common in Mozambique, where it is held by 6,798 people, or 1 in 4,010. Excluding Mozambique this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Sefane Last Name Statistics demography

Sefane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.38% less than the national average, earning R 174,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Seffane9290/
Seifane9225/
Sefaine923/
Setfane923/
Seafane922/
Sefanie921/
Shefane921/
Sefan91442/
Sefojane86355/
Sefeeane8627/
Sefajane8621/
Sefujane863/
Sefejane861/
Sefoyane861/
Seafan83432/
Sefain83372/
Sefani83275/
Sifane83141/
Sefany83126/
Seffan8394/
Seifan8339/
Safane8338/
Seyfan8338/
Sefana8334/
Gefane8334/
Cefane8334/
Shefan8319/
Sofane8317/
Sefine8313/
Seefan838/
Zefane837/
Sefene834/
Sefang834/
Sefean832/
Jefane832/
Sefone832/
Sefaan832/
Sefand831/
Sefaun831/
Sefhan831/
Seyfang77636/
Zeffane77520/
Chefane77210/
Saffane77182/
Sepfine77137/
Saefani7774/
Sefonea7722/
Safaneh7721/
Seffani7719/
Sefanit7716/
Safanie7715/
Sedfany776/
Seifani775/
Shefana774/
Saafane774/
Zefanie774/
Jeffane773/
Sephane773/
Seafani772/
Saifane772/
Sefoune772/
Shefang772/
Shafane772/
Shehfan772/
Shefani772/
Seffine772/
Sofaine772/
Setffan771/
Sefanio771/
Zeefane771/
Sefiene771/
Djefane771/
Sefanis771/
Setfani771/
Sofanea771/
Seyfand771/
Shefine771/
Sefyene771/
Seafang771/
Sheefan771/
Seyfany770/
Scheffaner750/
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Sefon73482/
Cefan7376/
Syfan7359/
Zefan7318/
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Seifoune71219/
Djeffane7199/
Sefieani7193/
Shafaneh7141/
Shephane7115/
Sefiyana7111/
Seephane7110/
Sefiyani718/
Sephanie715/
Sefanaia714/
Sefanova712/
Sifiyane712/
Sefahand712/
Sefojana712/
Shifanee711/
Shifgane711/
Seffaini711/
Sheefang711/
Sefouene711/
Jeffanne711/
Sephanee711/
Shofaney711/
Sepheane711/
Seffoune711/
Sefienne711/
Sefeanoi711/
Saephane711/
Shafaine711/
Shafanee711/
Saifan677,375/
Shifan673,896/
Sifana67605/
Sefein67601/
Zafane67548/
Siffan67409/
Sifani67150/
Syofan6790/
Sephan6764/
Sifain6749/
Chefan6748/
Sofone6746/
Seffon6734/
Jefani6733/
Sayfan6731/
Sifone6726/
Gefani6723/
Zeifan6718/
Siefon6716/
Sifaun6715/
Shyfan6715/
Zeefan6713/
Zefany6712/
Sefont6712/
Sifene6710/
Seifon677/
Suifan677/
Soifan676/
Safone675/
Zeffan675/
Sifany675/
Sifaan674/
Zeyfan674/
Soyfan674/
Seefon674/
Sepfiyani673/
Sifang673/
Seyfattin673/
Sehvan672/
Gifane672/
Cesfan672/
Sifine672/
Seifam672/
Suyfan672/
Siefanich671/
Sifanh671/
Seafon671/
Sephaneah671/
Jefone671/
Zefana671/
Sifouyane671/
Sidfan671/
Siephanie671/
Safene671/
Sajfan671/
Sephahane671/
Sefoun671/
Sefonh671/
Sefoon671/
Cefene671/
Shephanie670/
Sefong670/
Cefone670/
Scheifgan670/

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