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 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.
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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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