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 last name Sefenya is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefenya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 occurring given name internationally, held by 93 people.
The surname Sefenya is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 81,302. In Lesotho Sefenya is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also common 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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