Sefanu Surname
5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Sefanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
Sefanu (99) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefanus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sefanou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Setfanus | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sefenu | 83 | 705 | / |
| Sifanu | 83 | 181 | / |
| Safanu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sefonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safaanu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sifangu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Safainu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sifanus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sephanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safhanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safhainu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sephanus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safahanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gifanu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zafanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sofenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jifanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safonau | 62 | 8 | / |
| Safenou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sifonou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Safonou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Syphanu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Djifanou | 57 | 746 | / |
| Sofonnou | 57 | 134 | / |
| Sifonnou | 57 | 42 | / |
| Sitphanu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Zephanus | 57 | 3 | / |
| Sahavanu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Soffonou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Saphainu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Saiphanu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sophanou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Soffonnou | 53 | 7 | / |
| Shahavanu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Djiffanou | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Sefanu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis