Sefaw Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Sefaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Sefaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sefaw is found most frequently in Libya. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Sefaw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefaw are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 76 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
The last name Sefaw is most widespread in Libya, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 390,248. Beside Libya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 19 percent live and Ethiopia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefawe | 91 | 142 | / |
| Shefaw | 91 | 15 | / |
| Seefaw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shiefaw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shefawe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Seffhaw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sefaf | 80 | 366 | / |
| Sifaw | 80 | 283 | / |
| Sefow | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safaw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Seyffawt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shifaw | 73 | 2,455 | / |
| Sefafe | 73 | 360 | / |
| Seffaf | 73 | 78 | / |
| Sefova | 73 | 23 | / |
| Shefaf | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sefowe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Shafaw | 73 | 5 | / |
| Safawh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shefova | 67 | 190 | / |
| Seyfova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shifeaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheffaf | 67 | 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 Sefaw
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