Sefas Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sefas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sefas (99) may also be a first name.

Sefas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefas is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sefas.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,544,715th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Sefas are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 99 people.

It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Beside Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Sefas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sefas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sefas last name grew 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sefas Last Name Statistics demography

Sefas earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.66% less than the national average, earning $26,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seifas9121/
Shefas913/
Sefast911/
Sefase911/
Sefash911/
Seafas910/
Siefas910/
Sefaus910/
Sefa8924,487/
Sefatse8349/
Seyfast830/
Siefast830/
Shefass830/
Shefa8014,829/
Sefah805,856/
Sefat804,381/
Sefaj80644/
Sefai80193/
Sifas80106/
Seefa8084/
Seifa8075/
Sefaz8058/
Safas8052/
Siefa8040/
Seffa8028/
Sejfa8020/
Sefau8017/
Seafa8015/
Sefay8011/
Sefha806/
Sefaa805/
Cefas803/
Sefac803/
Zefas802/
Sefax802/
Jefas802/
Sefoa801/
Sefad801/
Sefaï801/
Sefea801/
Syfas801/
Sofas800/
Sefat'se771/
Schefeas770/
Shefat731,988/
Seffah731,676/
Seffaj73274/
Seffai73213/
Seifah7399/
Jeffas7381/
Shifas7375/
Seefat7362/
Shafas7349/
Sheffa7348/
Sefaat7336/
Sheefa7333/
Seifai7330/
Saffas7328/
Shefaa7324/
Sephas7322/
Sefaha7320/
Shefau7317/
Shefai7315/
Seefah7314/
Seafay7312/
Sefaah7310/
Shofas738/
Szafas737/
Chefas737/
Schefa737/
Sefadj736/
Shefad734/
Seefai734/
Safash734/
Sheyfa733/
Seyfat732/
Shefah732/
Gefase731/
Shefaj731/
Seaffa731/
Sefous731/
Seifat731/
Seiffa731/
Seyfah731/
Seahfa731/
Sieffa731/
Siefay731/
Sewfat731/
Shefay731/
Scefai731/
Seffaa731/
Seffat731/
Seifay731/
Seifha731/
Sefeae731/
Shefea731/
Sefarz731/
Siffas731/
Sshefa731/
Jeafas730/
Seafos730/
Shefap730/
Siefat730/
Ceifas730/
Sifa6791,085/
Sefo672,070/
Cefa67335/
Shafash67213/
Zefa67151/
Syfa67100/
Szafasz6757/
Çefa6750/
Siewfah6730/
Sheaffa6726/
Seafous6724/
Jeffash6710/
Schepfa677/
Šefa677/
Seafoss676/
Siefach676/
Shefaat676/
Seffadj675/
Sopheas674/
Shafais672/
Shefahu672/
Safaish672/
Sheffea671/
Seafeah671/
Seeface671/
Seafois671/
Shefaha671/
Shafhas671/
Sheefat671/
Scheffa671/
Siewfai671/
Shiefaa671/
Jetfhas671/
Xefa671/
Scheifa671/
Schafas671/
Scefoss670/
Shaffas670/
Seifeat670/
Seyfait670/
Sephaus670/
Zeafass670/

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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
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  • 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 Sefas
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