Seferis Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Seferis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seferis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1411:78,58013,253
Romania291:692,34047,921
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Albania31:971,35222,477
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Šeferis (2) & Séféris (1) are calculated separately.

Seferis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seferis (Russian: Сеферис) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Šeferis or Séféris. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seferis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,194,481st most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name Seferis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Seferis reside; 73 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

Seferis is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 78,580. In Greece Seferis is primarily found in: Attica, where 58 percent are found, Central Greece, where 40 percent are found and Peloponnese, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Greece this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Seferis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seferis in the Russian language
Сеферисseferis-

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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
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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 Seferis
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