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 last name Sefania occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefania? popularity and diffusion
Sefania is the 329,892nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,489,355 people. Sefania is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sefania reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 136,148th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,858 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 989 people, or 1 in 53,530. In Tanzania Sefania is primarily concentrated in: Katavi Region, where 61 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 33 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Sefania Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the 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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