Sefi Surname
Approximately 4,143 people bear this surname
Sefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,441 | 1:37,663 | 3,917 |
| India | 816 | 1:940,031 | 40,359 |
| Iran | 242 | 1:317,283 | 21,995 |
| Indonesia | 240 | 1:551,038 | 44,419 |
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Syria | 33 | 1:584,879 | 5,519 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| Tunisia | 27 | 1:22,616 | 3,533 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| North Macedonia | 18 | 1:116,748 | 9,678 |
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
The alternate forms: Şefi (408) are calculated separately.
Sefi (5,435) may also be a first name.
Sefi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sefi (Bengali: সেফি, Hindi: सेफी, Russian: Сьефи) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also occur as: Şefi. For other potential spellings of Sefi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 111,947th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,759,002 people. The surname Sefi occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Sefi reside; 60 percent reside in North Africa and 59 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 91,228th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 5,435 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 2,441 people, or 1 in 37,663. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and Iran, where 6 percent reside.
Sefi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sefi has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sefi last name expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sefi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sefi in the Bengali language | ||
| সেফি | sephi | - |
| Sefi in the Hindi language | ||
| सेफी | sephi | 94.84 |
| सैफी | saiphi | 3.59 |
| सॅफी | sephi | 0.67 |
| सेफ़ी | sefi | 0.67 |
| सेफि | sephi | 0.22 |
| Sefi in the Russian language | ||
| Сьефи | sefi | - |
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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
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- 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 Sefi
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