Sefefo Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sefefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3561:5,7091,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sefefo (28) may also be a first name.

Sefefo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sefefo occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefefo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 790,102nd most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefefo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 28 people.

It is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 356 people, or 1 in 5,709. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Mokhotlong District, where 72 percent live, Leribe District, where 8 percent live and Berea District, where 8 percent live. Besides Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefefo921/
Sefef911/
Sefefe83289/
Sefefu831/
Sefefi831/
Sefeov831/
Sefofo831/
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Seffief771/
Seifefa771/
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Sefaf73366/
Sfeif7333/
Sefov7320/
Sefve733/
Sfewf731/
Sefof731/
Sfefi731/
Sieffová711/
Sefafe67360/
Sefofu67156/
Seffaf6778/
Sefiev6750/
Sefova6723/
Sefufi6720/
Saveff6717/
Sfeifi6717/
Seifov6716/
Sefofa6711/
Sefofi679/
Sefuve678/
Seyfov677/
Sefaev674/
Sefifu674/
Safafo673/
Sevife673/
Sefafi672/
Sufefi672/
Sefofe671/
Sfifou671/
Sifefe671/
Sefyev671/
Sefeva671/
Zefefu671/
Sefifi671/
Sefouf671/
Safefa671/
Sefafa671/
Sevevo671/
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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 Sefefo
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