Sefinu Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Sefinu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Sefinu (5) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seafinu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Sefionou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sefenu | 83 | 705 | / |
| Safinu | 83 | 149 | / |
| Sifinu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Safinuh | 77 | 732 | / |
| Sifinou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Safainu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Safienu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafinu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sifingu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saefunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safhainu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zofinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seifenhaus | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shafunu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Safenou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sifynou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chifinu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Safunau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chifinhu | 57 | 15 | / |
| Saphainu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Soifenus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shyfenhut | 53 | 3 | / |
| Chipfinhu | 53 | 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 Sefinu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis