Sefawi Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Sefawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Sefawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sefawi occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sefawi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefawi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sefawi live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
Sefawi is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia Sefawi is primarily concentrated in: Jambi, where 100 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Sefawi occurs in one country. It is also common in Oman, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedfawi | 92 | 13 | / |
| Shefawi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safawi | 83 | 2,979 | / |
| Sefawe | 83 | 142 | / |
| Sofawi | 83 | 68 | / |
| Sefawa | 83 | 64 | / |
| Jefawi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zefawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sifawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shafawi | 77 | 248 | / |
| Shofawi | 77 | 25 | / |
| Sofaawi | 77 | 14 | / |
| Soffawi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Safawai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Saffawi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Safawui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shefawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sayfawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shahfawi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Shafawie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shaffawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shefabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safavi | 67 | 19,237 | / |
| Sifawa | 67 | 190 | / |
| Sefowe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zafawi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jifawi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Safawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sifavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefewy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shefaabai | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sefawi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis