Seffen Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Seffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland641:28,8293,065
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Seffen (23) may also be a first name.

Seffen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seffen is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Seffen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seffen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seffen is the 1,518,885th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Seffen reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 23 people.

This last name is most widespread in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 28,829. In Northern Ireland Seffen is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Northern Ireland Seffen occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 percent reside.

Seffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seffen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seffen surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seiffen9227/
Sheffen922/
Sceffen921/
Seffeen921/
Sefen91275/
Scheffen86446/
Seiffent861/
Seiffend860/
Geffen831,189/
Seifen83820/
Sefeen83437/
Siefen83314/
Sefien83160/
Soffen8394/
Saffen8383/
Seffin8316/
Jeffen8314/
Seefen836/
Sepfen830/
Shefen830/
Sefn80185/
Schieffen806/
Schaeffen801/
Schoeffen801/
Cheffen77116/
Shefeen7756/
Sheffin7714/
Schefen7713/
Seffing7712/
Seffion775/
Shoffen775/
Shiffen774/
Seifien773/
Shaffen773/
Seffina773/
Saffeen773/
Soffien773/
Djeffen771/
Seyfeng771/
Sheafen771/
Seafeen771/
Geffent771/
Gieffen771/
Seaffin771/
Saefuen771/
Jeffeng771/
Suiffen770/
Sheifen770/
Seifent770/
Sciffen770/
Gefen732,156/
Sofen73112/
Sifen7369/
Sefin7368/
Safen7324/
Cefen732/
Sefnd732/
Zefen732/
Jefen731/
Siffn731/
Schoffen71937/
Schiefen71473/
Scheufen71290/
Sheffing7158/
Scheifen7141/
Schaffen715/
Schaefen713/
Shaffien713/
Schiffen712/
Schefenn712/
Shefgeen711/
Shaffeen711/
Cheiffen710/
Seaffina710/
Giffen672,915/
Saffin67698/
Safeen67194/
Scheffing67163/
Soffin67130/
Shefin67115/
Geffin67105/
Zeffin6796/
Sofien6793/
Sefina6788/
Sefion6777/
Siffin6770/
Jesfen6766/
Safien6764/
Sephen6759/
Schöffend6740/
Sefing6733/
Shafen6732/
Jeffin6727/
Seifin6720/
Saifen6714/
Geyfen6711/
Sifene6710/
Giefen678/
Zefeng678/
Sifeng677/
Seefin675/
Shifen674/
Shofen674/
Seafin674/
Sefink674/
Zoffen673/
Gefeng673/
Chefen672/
Suifen672/
Zaefen672/
Seyfin671/
Cefeng671/
Ceffin671/
Ciffen671/
Geffem671/
Seyfenova671/
Sofeen671/
Jiffen671/
Shaefn671/
Seifem671/
Gefeen671/
Zefien671/
Siefin671/
Sevfyn671/
Ziffen670/
Schoepfen670/
Zepfen670/
Schieffin670/
Shefne670/
Sohfen670/

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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 Seffen
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