Sefelani Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sefelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sefelani (87) may also be a first name.

Sefelani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefelani is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefelani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefelani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 87 people.

The last name Sefelani is most widespread in Botswana, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Aside from Botswana it is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifelani88508/
Sefelane882/
Sephelani821/
Sifelane751/
Sifilani751/
Sephelane71541/
Sephilani715/
Chifelani711/
Sephelana711/
Sephilane591/

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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 Sefelani
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