Seffan Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Seffan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 87 | 1:118,800 | 13,087 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Seffan (66) may also be a first name.
Seffan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seffan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seffan is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Seffan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,918,812th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Seffan occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Seffan reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Seffan is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 66 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 118,800. In Benin Seffan is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 75 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 13 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 8 percent live. Outside of Benin Seffan is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.
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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 Seffan
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