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

Sefelani is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefelani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sefelani is the 3,665,662nd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Sefelani is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefelani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sefelani is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held first name globally, held by 87 people.

It is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Other than Botswana this last name occurs 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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