Sefena Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sefena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165

Sefena (30) may also be a first name.

Sefena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefena is found most frequently in Benin. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sefena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefena? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sefena is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Sefena occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefena reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sefena is also the 1,911,214th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 30 people.

It is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin Sefena is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 100 percent reside. Besides Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 29 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefena922,576/
Sefeena928/
Shefeena8613/
Sefenaia861/
Safena83563/
Sefina8388/
Sefana8334/
Sofena836/
Sefene834/
Sefeni832/
Gefena831/
Sheafeena801/
Safeena771,077/
Sefeane77325/
Shefeni77100/
Sefinat7724/
Safenah7722/
Sefonea7722/
Shefina7720/
Sofeina7719/
Safeina777/
Sofenah775/
Sephena775/
Shefana774/
Shafena773/
Seyfina773/
Seffina773/
Chefena773/
Seifyna772/
Sefanah771/
Jsefina771/
Sefinga771/
Sefiene771/
Shofena771/
Gefenas771/
Sofeana771/
Sefener770/
Seifenhaus751/
Seffinga71174/
Shafeena7182/
Seifener7134/
Siefener7116/
Shefinat7110/
Shafiena715/
Sefenesh714/
Sefenech714/
Seffenyi714/
Cheffena714/
Shefinah711/
Sefeanoi711/
Seephana711/
Ceffeina711/
Seifinat711/
Saffeena711/
Siffenga711/
Sapheena711/
Seaffina710/
Seffenes710/
Safina6742,247/
Sofina673,133/
Sifana67605/
Safana67596/
Sofana67163/
Sifeni67111/
Sefini6757/
Sifina6716/
Sifona6715/
Zefeni6715/
Sefine6713/
Sifene6710/
Safona6710/
Sefino674/
Sofeña673/
Jefina672/
Zefina672/
Cefene671/
Zafena671/
Shayfenha671/
Cefeno671/
Gefina671/
Schefener671/
Shifheena671/
Zefana671/
Sifeno671/
Sheffener670/

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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 Sefena
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