Sefiatu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sefiatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sefiatu (904) may also be a first name.
Sefiatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefiatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sefiatu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefiatu? popularity and diffusion
Sefiatu is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Sefiatu reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sefiatu is also the 269,907th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 904 people.
Sefiatu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Sefiatu is most frequent in: Benue, where 25 percent are found, Edo, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 14 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shefiatu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sefiatou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Safiatu | 86 | 240 | / |
| Sofiatu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Shafiatu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sifiatou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safihatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafiaatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soifihatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphiatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sophiathuy | 59 | 2 | / |
| Soiphiatou | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Sefiatu
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