Sefen Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sefen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sefen (797) may also be a first name.

Sefen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefen (Marathi: सेफेन) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sefen is the 950,707th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name Sefen is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sefen live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Sefen is also the 289,943rd most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 797 people.

It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Sefen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sefen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sefen Last Name Statistics demography

Sefen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seifen91820/
Sefeen91437/
Siefen91314/
Sefien91160/
Seffen91137/
Seefen916/
Sepfen910/
Shefen910/
Sefn89185/
Shefeen8356/
Seiffen8327/
Schefen8313/
Seifien833/
Sheffen832/
Sceffen831/
Seffeen831/
Seyfeng831/
Sheafen831/
Seafeen831/
Saefuen831/
Sheifen830/
Seifent830/
Gefen802,156/
Sofen80112/
Sifen8069/
Sefin8068/
Safen8024/
Cefen802/
Sefnd802/
Zefen802/
Jefen801/
Schiefen77473/
Scheffen77446/
Scheufen77290/
Scheifen7741/
Schaefen773/
Schefenn772/
Shefgeen771/
Seiffent771/
Seiffend770/
Geffen731,189/
Safeen73194/
Shefin73115/
Soffen7394/
Sofien7393/
Sefina7388/
Saffen7383/
Sefion7377/
Jesfen7366/
Safien7364/
Sephen7359/
Sefing7333/
Shafen7332/
Seifin7320/
Seffin7316/
Jeffen7314/
Saifen7314/
Geyfen7311/
Sifene7310/
Giefen738/
Zefeng738/
Sifeng737/
Seefin735/
Shifen734/
Shofen734/
Seafin734/
Sefink734/
Gefeng733/
Chefen732/
Suifen732/
Zaefen732/
Seyfin731/
Cefeng731/
Sofeen731/
Shaefn731/
Seifem731/
Gefeen731/
Zefien731/
Siefin731/
Sevfyn731/
Zepfen730/
Shefne730/
Sohfen730/
Schieffen716/
Schaeffen711/
Seyfenova711/
Schoeffen711/
Schoepfen710/
Shafeen67538/
Saafeen67328/
Cheffen67116/
Seifing67111/
Schäfen6761/
Shifeng6746/
Shefing6740/
Shafien6738/
Shephen6734/
Setphen6729/
Seefing6721/
Shefina6720/
Safn6720/
Suifeng6718/
Sheffin6714/
Seffing6712/
Sifn677/
Saafien677/
Shefgin676/
Saephen675/
Seffion675/
Shoffen675/
Shiffen674/
Sepheen674/
Seyfina673/
Shaffen673/
Seffina673/
Szephen673/
Saffeen673/
Soffien673/
Sephien672/
Schafen672/
Jesfend672/
Siephen672/
Xefn672/
Gefn672/
Seifyna672/
Seephen672/
Saifeng671/
Hsafeen671/
Djeffen671/
Shifeen671/
Shefeem671/
Seshfin671/
Shahfen671/
Sopfien671/
Sjephen671/
Shaifen671/
Shofeen671/
Geffent671/
Gieffen671/
Chefeen671/
Sephent671/
Seaffin671/
Seiphen671/
Shuifen671/
Sofn671/
Shafaen671/
Zhefeng671/
Jeffeng671/
Shihfen670/
Sheafin670/
Suiffen670/
Schofen670/
Sahafen670/
Seafing670/
Sciffen670/

Sefen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sefen in the Marathi language
सेफेनsephena-

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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 Sefen
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