Sefenya Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Sefenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 25 | 1:81,302 | 10,029 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Sefenya (93) may also be a first name.
Sefenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sefenya has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefenya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefenya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sefenya is also the 986,211th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 93 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 81,302. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Sefenya
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