Seffah Surname

239,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Seffah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seffah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria7571:51,0328,802
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Mauritania351:116,9966,922
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England51:11,143,612252,590
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Seffah (11) may also be a first name.

Seffah Last Name Facts

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

Seffah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻔﺎﺡ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seffah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seffah is the 239,054th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,348,178 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Seffah live; 59 percent live in North Africa and 59 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 757 people, or 1 in 51,032. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Tissemsilt Province, where 32 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 29 percent reside and Tipasa Province, where 18 percent reside. Not including Algeria it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 37 percent reside and Morocco, where 14 percent reside.

Seffah Last Name Statistics demography

Seffah earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 30.73% less than the national average, earning $34,417 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefah915,856/
Seffa9128/
Saffah83529/
Seffaj83274/
Seffai83213/
Siffah83135/
Seifah8399/
Soffah8355/
Sheffa8348/
Saefah8337/
Sefaha8320/
Seefah8314/
Sefaah8310/
Shefah832/
Seaffa831/
Seiffa831/
Seyfah831/
Sieffa831/
Seffaa831/
Seffat831/
Sefash831/
Sefa8024,487/
Seffouh77477/
Cheffah77125/
Shoffah7736/
Siewfah7730/
Shaffah7726/
Sheaffa7726/
Jeffash7710/
Siefach776/
Shefahu772/
Sheffea771/
Seafeah771/
Shefaha771/
Scheffa771/
Shaeffa771/
Saffa7321,761/
Shefa7314,829/
Sefat734,381/
Sofah732,840/
Sifah731,027/
Soffa731,007/
Jeffa73904/
Safah73734/
Sefaj73644/
Ceffa73495/
Siffa73316/
Sefai73193/
Sefas73134/
Saefa73107/
Seefa7384/
Zeffa7380/
Sevah7377/
Seifa7375/
Seffo7368/
Sefaz7358/
Siefa7340/
Geffa7329/
Sefho7322/
Sejfa7320/
Sefau7317/
Seafa7315/
Syfah7314/
Sefay7311/
Sefha736/
Sefaa735/
Cefah731/
Sefoa731/
Sefad731/
Sefaï731/
Sefea731/
Sefoh731/
Zefah731/
Shefahei712/
Seafaith710/
Shefat671,988/
Safaah671,698/
Cheffa67900/
Shiffa67324/
Shafah67267/
Shofah67243/
Shaffa67242/
Saifah67231/
Soifah67168/
Shifah6790/
Jeffas6781/
Shoffa6767/
Seefat6762/
Jeffay6761/
Sheffo6751/
Shevah6747/
Sefaat6736/
Sheefa6733/
Sifahu6733/
Seifai6730/
Sofaah6726/
Shefaa6724/
Seifas6721/
Saiffa6721/
Jeffat6719/
Sefouh6718/
Seffou6718/
Shefau6717/
Shefai6715/
Seafay6712/
Sifaah6711/
Siffat6710/
Saffai6710/
Geffat6710/
Saffaa678/
Safahu677/
Schefa677/
Sifahe677/
Djeffa676/
Soffai676/
Saffoh676/
Syofah674/
Shefad674/
Zaefah674/
Safaha674/
Seefai674/
Seifoh674/
Shefas673/
Sheyfa673/
Soffea673/
Seyfat672/
Saffay672/
Sahfah672/
Zeffad672/
Saefha672/
Saffau671/
Shefaj671/
Sefast671/
Seifat671/
Sefoth671/
Sayfah671/
Saffea671/
Seahfa671/
Geffay671/
Siefay671/
Sifauh671/
Sofffa671/
Jeffai671/
Zeuffa671/
Zeffat671/
Sewfat671/
Seuffo671/
Shefay671/
Scefai671/
Sefhoz671/
Seifay671/
Seifha671/
Zeffai671/
Shaefa671/
Sefeae671/
Shefea671/
Seaffo671/
Safhah671/
Saefai671/
Siffas671/
Soffay671/
Sshefa671/
Zaffah671/
Shefap670/
Siefat670/
Seafas670/
Siefas670/
Seffey670/
Sefaus670/

Seffah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seffah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻔﺎﺡalsfah-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seffah
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