Sefele Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sefele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1521:13,3722,962
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Sefele (70) may also be a first name.

Sefele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sefele is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,070,546th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. Sefele is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sefele reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sefele is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 70 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 13,372. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Berea District, where 49 percent live, Qacha's Nek District, where 20 percent live and Quthing District, where 20 percent live. Excluding Lesotho it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Sefele Last Name Statistics demography

Sefele earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.21% more than the national average, earning R 340,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefehle92432/
Sefetle925/
Sefelea921/
Sefiele921/
Sefle91141/
Schefele8622/
Seefelet863/
Szefeler862/
Sceufele861/
Sheufele861/
Sheifele861/
Sefielie861/
Sefole83496/
Sefale83447/
Sofele8375/
Gefele8374/
Sefile8340/
Sefela8331/
Safele8319/
Sifele837/
Seifle831/
Zsefle831/
Shefle830/
Seafle830/
Siefle830/
Sepfle830/
Scheufele801,388/
Scheifele801,190/
Schiefele80231/
Sheiffele8038/
Schefeler802/
Schaefele801/
Scheffele801/
Schewfele801/
Sheffiele801/
Sheifelle801/
Schejfele801/
Schevfele801/
Schoefele800/
Seefelett800/
Seyfeli77565/
Sofelea7794/
Shifele7775/
Geffele7735/
Schefle7735/
Sefaley7730/
Sefhela7722/
Seufale7717/
Sheffle779/
Sifeler778/
Sifehle778/
Shofele776/
Gefeler776/
Safiele773/
Shefela772/
Sofelee771/
Jefelei771/
Sephele771/
Getfele771/
Sehefle771/
Sefahle771/
Sefohle771/
Safeley770/
Shefole770/
Zeifele770/
Seifile770/
Scheiffele75598/
Scheuffele75520/
Scheffeler7513/
Çefle735/
Sifle731/
Sephelle71104/
Siffelet7180/
Shayfele719/
Geffeler719/
Sheufeli713/
Scheiffelle713/
Scheifle713/
Seyfaleh713/
Sheifyle713/
Shefiled712/
Seefeild712/
Sheiffle711/
Seuffale711/
Sayfelee711/
Jeffelei711/
Seafiled711/
Schepfle711/
Chefeler711/
Shifeley710/
Seafeild710/
Sefali674,985/
Sifile671,382/
Safeli671,150/
Safale67116/
Sefila6797/
Sipfle6776/
Sofile6771/
Sheffeild6751/
Gefeli6743/
Sifale6719/
Cefole6718/
Sheffiled6716/
Scheufeli6711/
Schaifele679/
Sofale674/
Cefile674/
Sefili673/
Shifle673/
Sheffheld672/
Shiffelet672/
Scheiffle672/
Schofiele672/
Sefail672/
Seepholee672/
Jefile671/
Zefale671/
Schaffele671/
Scheffile671/
Scheufale671/
Siffle671/
Shifelett671/
Sheffeill671/
Sheffiela671/
Seffileah671/
Seyfelich671/
Sofole671/
Schiffele671/
Sifela671/
Zefela671/
Zefeli671/
Zafele671/
Xefile671/
Säffle671/
Sifole671/
Sefoly671/
Schifeler671/
Scheifela670/
Schoefile670/
Scheifely670/
Schifeley670/

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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
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  • 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 Sefele
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