Sefania Surname
Approximately 1,123 people bear this surname
Sefania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 989 | 1:53,530 | 5,886 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sefania (2,858) may also be a first name.
Sefania Demographics
Sefania Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sefania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefania Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sefania is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefania? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 329,892nd most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,489,355 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sefania are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sefania is also the 136,148th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 2,858 people.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 989 people, or 1 in 53,530. In Tanzania Sefania is primarily concentrated in: Katavi Region, where 61 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 33 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Sefania Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sefania last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefaniah | 93 | 6 | / |
| Sefatnia | 93 | 3 | / |
| Zefania | 86 | 1,235 | / |
| Sofania | 86 | 186 | / |
| Safania | 86 | 73 | / |
| Sefanya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Jefania | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sefonia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cefania | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sefanio | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zefanias | 80 | 12,988 | / |
| Sephania | 80 | 1,789 | / |
| Safhania | 80 | 212 | / |
| Shofania | 80 | 193 | / |
| Zefannia | 80 | 61 | / |
| Shafania | 80 | 46 | / |
| Soffania | 80 | 18 | / |
| Sefonias | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sofaniah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Safaynia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zeffania | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safainia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zesfania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zefaniha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safaniah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zefanya | 71 | 306 | / |
| Sofonia | 71 | 267 | / |
| Zefenia | 71 | 243 | / |
| Zafania | 71 | 89 | / |
| Zefanja | 71 | 59 | / |
| Safenia | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zofania | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sifanya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sifonia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jefanio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sofanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zifania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zephania | 67 | 20,747 | / |
| Saphania | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sephenia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Savaniah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sephonia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jefonias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seveniah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sephanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zifanias | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sefania
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