Sefiat Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Sefiat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefiat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Sefiat (5,753) may also be a first name.

Sefiat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefiat is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefiat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Sefiat is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Sefiat reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 88,019th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 5,753 people.

The surname Sefiat is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Sefiat is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 30 percent live, Oyo, where 25 percent live and Kogi, where 20 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Sefiat exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 27 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefiat9218/
Sefia911,804/
Safiat83141/
Sofiat8340/
Shefia8323/
Sefiha8317/
Sefija8315/
Sejfia8310/
Siefia8310/
Seifia835/
Sesfia834/
Sefias831/
Seafia831/
Sefiah831/
Shafiat77339/
Sejfija7746/
Safiath7739/
Safihat779/
Sahfiat778/
Sefihah773/
Seifija773/
Schefia772/
Sofiatt771/
Sefaija771/
Sejfiaj771/
Soffiat771/
Seifeat770/
Sefio73369/
Sefya7319/
Sifia7314/
Cefia739/
Sefea731/
Syfia731/
Shafihat7122/
Shafiath713/
Sejfijai711/
Shafieat711/
Soffiatt711/
Shaffiat711/
Scheifia711/
Saafiath711/
Safaiyat711/
Saifia67843/
Syofia67475/
Soifia67234/
Sifiah6730/
Sofiad6727/
Sofyat6724/
Chefia6715/
Shifia6712/
Shafaiyat674/
Sephia674/
Safyat673/
Zafiat672/
Seifya671/
Sayfia671/
Safiad671/
Safiot671/
Shefea671/
Zefhia670/
Zeffia670/

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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 Sefiat
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