Sefara Surname

288,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sefara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2921:41,9335,370
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

The alternate forms: Šefara (104) are calculated separately.

Sefara (55) may also be a first name.

Sefara Last Name Facts

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

Sefara (Hindi: सेफारा, Marathi: सेफरा) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Šefara. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefara? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 288,746th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,487,610 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sefara reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sefara is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 55 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,292 people, or 1 in 41,933. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 36 percent live and North West, where 8 percent live. Apart from South Africa it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Slovakia, where 1 percent live.

Sefara Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sefara earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning R 190,068 per year and in United States they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $42,212 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šefara94104/
Sefarat929/
Sefarra924/
Sefaraj922/
Sefaraz922/
Ssefara921/
Shefara921/
Sefari832,154/
Sefera831,976/
Sofara831,648/
Safara831,506/
Sefora83872/
Sifara8348/
Sefare8313/
Sefaro8312/
Jefara835/
Gefara833/
Shefaraja801/
Seffari773,712/
Sevarah771,232/
Seferaj771,124/
Chefara77346/
Safarau77278/
Szafara77132/
Safarai7799/
Sefhora7768/
Safarah7756/
Shafara7738/
Szefera7717/
Sefhera7717/
Sephara7717/
Shefera7716/
Sifarea7713/
Safarha7710/
Saffara779/
Safarea779/
Shefora779/
Sepfari776/
Seferai776/
Sifarat775/
Safaraa774/
Safaray774/
Sefeera774/
Sefared774/
Seferah774/
Seifari773/
Shifara772/
Safaira771/
Sifaraz771/
Sefoora771/
Djefara771/
Saifara771/
Sefaris771/
Jefarat771/
Safarra771/
Sefhare771/
Szyfara771/
Seifary771/
Seferra771/
Sifarah771/
Sefairi771/
Sefario771/
Shefare771/
Sefarro771/
Cheffara71660/
Saffarah7125/
Saffaray719/
Cefaratt717/
Sheifari717/
Sopheara716/
Shafaray716/
Szeffera716/
Shafarah715/
Shifarat713/
Shefarid712/
Cefarath712/
Saifaraj712/
Safarahu712/
Sifarash712/
Schafara712/
Sajfaraj711/
Saifaraz711/
Saifaura711/
Sahfaraj711/
Shifaras711/
Shefasri711/
Szafarra711/
Djeffara711/
Safaarau711/
Sefarish711/
Sheferau711/
Safarhah711/
Sefarres711/
Seaphera711/
Shephara710/
Seifaret710/
Jifara671,940/
Seforo67773/
Safora67383/
Safera67347/
Xifara67190/
Cefaro67180/
Zafara67154/
Sifora67144/
Sefore67104/
Sifera6768/
Shifarash6752/
Sofera6746/
Safaro6738/
Sifari6733/
Scheffera6721/
Xyfara6719/
Sifare679/
Safarahaj677/
Gifara674/
Zefera674/
Seeffares674/
Sofora672/
Sefori672/
Schaffara672/
Cefora672/
Sofaro672/
Cefare671/
Sifaarath671/
Sheafaroj671/
Séfora671/
Jyfara671/
Zefora671/
Zofara671/
Zefari671/
Sajdfaraz671/
Zefary671/
Gefora670/
Syfarraus670/

Sefara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sefara in the Hindi language
सेफाराsephara-
Sefara in the Marathi language
सेफराsephara-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Sefara
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis