Sefani Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sefani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1391:190,1108,323
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sefani (159) may also be a first name.

Sefani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefani (Hindi: सेफानी, Russian: Сефани) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefani? popularity and diffusion

Sefani is the 950,707th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Sefani live; 51 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 727,628th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 159 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 190,110. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 90 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent reside and Al Bayda Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Besides Yemen Sefani exists in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Sefani Last Name Statistics demography

Sefani earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.73% less than the national average, earning R 159,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seffani9219/
Sefanit9216/
Seifani925/
Shefani922/
Seafani922/
Setfani921/
Sefanis921/
Sefanio921/
Sefanie921/
Sefanaia864/
Sefeanoi861/
Seffaini861/
Sefane837,072/
Sifani83150/
Sefany83126/
Sefana8334/
Siefanich801/
Seefane77577/
Sefeane77325/
Seffane7790/
Saifani7771/
Sefouni7760/
Shifani7727/
Seifane7725/
Sedfany776/
Sayfani775/
Shefana774/
Sefaine773/
Setfane773/
Sefonis772/
Seafane772/
Sifaini771/
Shefane771/
Seyfany770/
Schifani71262/
Sephanie715/
Seephani713/
Sedfouni711/
Shaifani711/
Seffouni711/
Saifanis711/
Sifana67605/
Sifane67141/
Sifoni6758/
Cefane6734/
Zefany6712/
Zefane677/
Sifany675/
Sefone672/
Sefonh671/
Siephanie671/
Chefannis671/
Sifanh671/
Zefoni671/
Shephanie670/

Sefani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sefani in the Hindi language
सेफानीsephani-
Sefani in the Russian language
Сефаниsefani-

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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 Sefani
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