Sefatela Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sefatela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefatela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho411:49,5757,796
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322

Sefatela Last Name Facts

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

Sefatela is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefatela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefatela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 49,575. In Lesotho Sefatela is most numerous in: Mafeteng District, where 71 percent live, Berea District, where 22 percent live and Maseru District, where 7 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent live.

Sefatela Last Name Statistics demography

Sefatela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.7% less than the national average, earning R 22,092 per year.

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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 Sefatela
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