Sefia Surname
Approximately 1,804 people bear this surname
Sefia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Nigeria | 269 | 1:658,523 | 30,783 |
| Algeria | 125 | 1:309,052 | 30,044 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Sefia (4,792) may also be a first name.
Sefia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sefia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻔﻴﺔ, Hindi: सेफिअ, Oriya: େସାଫିଆ) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 225,303rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,039,660 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sefia reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sefia is also the 98,780th most common given name at a global level It is held by 4,792 people.
This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Without taking into account Ethiopia Sefia is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Algeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sefia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sefia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻔﻴﺔ | sfyt | - |
| Sefia in the Hindi language | ||
| सेफिअ | sephi'a | - |
| Sefia in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାଫିଆ | esaphi'a | - |
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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 Sefia
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