Seffan Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Seffan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seffan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin871:118,80013,087
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

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 last name Seffan is found most frequently in Benin. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seffan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seffan is the 1,918,812th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. Seffan is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Seffan are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 66 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 118,800. In Benin it is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 75 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 13 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 8 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seffane9290/
Setffan921/
Sefan91442/
Sefane837,072/
Saffan831,040/
Seafan83432/
Siffan83409/
Sefain83372/
Soffan83240/
Saefan83205/
Seifan8339/
Seyfan8338/
Seffon8334/
Shefan8319/
Jeffan839/
Seefan838/
Zeffan835/
Sefang834/
Sefean832/
Sefaan832/
Soefan831/
Sefand831/
Sefaun831/
Sefhan831/
Seyfang77636/
Seefane77577/
Zeffane77520/
Sefeane77325/
Shaffan7742/
Shoffan7732/
Seifane7725/
Seffein7712/
Djeffan773/
Sefaine773/
Jeffane773/
Setfane773/
Siffain773/
Cheffan772/
Shefang772/
Shehfan772/
Seafane772/
Saffean771/
Seyfand771/
Saiffan771/
Saffain771/
Shiffan771/
Jeffang771/
Shefane771/
Seafang771/
Sheefan771/
Jeffann770/
Safan734,336/
Sofan734,094/
Sifan73778/
Sefon73482/
Cefan7376/
Syfan7359/
Zefan7318/
Gefan737/
Jefan737/
Cheffane71307/
Djeffane7199/
Schaffan7149/
Sefanova712/
Schiffan712/
Sefahand712/
Sheefang711/
Shaffaan711/
Jeffanne711/
Cheffang711/
Seffoune711/
Saafan6714,943/
Saifan677,375/
Shifan673,896/
Safaan672,026/
Shafan67647/
Sefein67601/
Saffon67487/
Shofan67202/
Jiffan67199/
Geffon67162/
Sifane67141/
Syofan6790/
Sahfan6764/
Sephan6764/
Soffon6759/
Safain6756/
Gisfan6753/
Sifain6749/
Chefan6748/
Sofhan6738/
Gefane6734/
Cefane6734/
Sayfan6731/
Sowfan6720/
Zefang6720/
Zeifan6718/
Sofean6717/
Siefon6716/
Sifaun6715/
Shyfan6715/
Zeefan6713/
Sofain6713/
Sefont6712/
Siffon6710/
Sa'fan679/
Safann678/
Safhan678/
Seifon677/
Suifan677/
Zefane677/
Zaffan676/
Soifan676/
Sifaan674/
Zeyfan674/
Soyfan674/
Seefon674/
Seffom673/
Sifang673/
Seyfattin673/
Saefon673/
Jeffon672/
Sehvan672/
Cesfan672/
Safean672/
Szafan672/
Gefang672/
Jefang672/
Jefane672/
Sefone672/
Seifam672/
Suyfan672/
Djefan672/
Giffan671/
Gefand671/
Schiffamn671/
Sofaan671/
Sifanh671/
Seafon671/
Gehfan671/
Jeifan671/
Jesfan671/
Sidfan671/
Saffòn671/
Sajfan671/
Sawfan671/
Sefoun671/
Sefonh671/
Sefoon671/
Safaun671/
Jeefan671/
Sefong670/
Schiffgan670/
Scheifgan670/

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