Sefanya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sefanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sefanya (542) may also be a first name.
Sefanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sefanya is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefanya? popularity and diffusion
Sefanya is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Sefanya is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Sefanya are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sefanya is also the 361,930th most numerous first name internationally, held by 542 people.
This last name is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia Sefanya is most frequent in: Erongo Region, where 80 percent live and Omusati Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Namibia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefania | 86 | 1,123 | / |
| Zefanya | 86 | 306 | / |
| Sifanya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sefaniah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sefatnia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sephanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seephanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zefania | 71 | 1,235 | / |
| Zefanja | 71 | 59 | / |
| Sefonyo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Sifonya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cefania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sephania | 67 | 1,789 | / |
| Siphanya | 67 | 104 | / |
| Sephanyo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Zefannia | 67 | 61 | / |
| Zeffania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zefaniha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saiphanya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sephaneah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sayphanya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sefonea | 57 | 22 | / |
| Sefonia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zifania | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zephania | 53 | 20,747 | / |
| Chifanha | 53 | 12 | / |
| Sefonias | 53 | 9 | / |
| Chifonya | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zephaniha | 50 | 3 | / |
| Xaiphanya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chiphanya | 50 | 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 Sefanya
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