Sefir Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Sefir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria671:576,59038,564
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sefir (414) may also be a first name.

Sefir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sefir (Hindi: सॅफीर, Marathi: सेिफर, Russian: Сефир) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,121,169th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Sefir reside; 85 percent reside in North Africa and 85 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 422,632nd most widely held forename in the world, held by 414 people.

This last name is most numerous in Algeria, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 576,590. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Aïn Témouchent Province, where 81 percent live, Guelma Province, where 6 percent live and Relizane Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Algeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefair91143/
Sefire9148/
Sefier9145/
Shefir9130/
Seffir917/
Sefirt911/
Sefgir911/
Sefeir911/
Seffair8398/
Seffier8317/
Shefier833/
Seifirt832/
Seafair831/
Seifeir831/
Szefier831/
Seyfirt830/
Safir8017,559/
Sefer808,509/
Sifir8071/
Sofir8040/
Zefir8010/
Gefir804/
Jefir803/
Sefre800/
Sefirova7743/
Szeffier771/
Seefirth770/
Seifirth770/
Shaefier770/
Shefer7313,172/
Seifer732,012/
Szefer731,877/
Shafir731,361/
Siefer73887/
Seffer73847/
Safier73669/
Seufer73358/
Saafir73257/
Seyfer73218/
Saifir73211/
Saffir73166/
Sefere73147/
Sefert73102/
Sapfir7391/
Sifire7364/
Sofair7358/
Sofier7339/
Sefeer7338/
Seffre7334/
Seefer7325/
Soefer7322/
Sifair7311/
Zeffir738/
Sephir736/
Seafer735/
Safair735/
Ssafir734/
Setfer733/
Saefer733/
Safhir733/
Shefyr733/
Sifirt732/
Soffir732/
Seyfre732/
Sofeir732/
Shofir732/
Shifir731/
Sahfir731/
Safoir731/
Zefeir731/
Sayfir731/
Chefir731/
Sifier731/
Sefger731/
Sefreh731/
Sejfer731/
Siffir731/
Seferh731/
Sefher731/
Sjafir731/
Zefire731/
Jefirt730/
Seferd730/
Scheufier715/
Scheffier713/
Schaefier712/
Scheifier712/
Sheffeird711/
Seifeirth710/
Schaeffir710/
Seifert6781,327/
Siefert678,052/
Sheffer676,292/
Schefer675,210/
Seyfert673,492/
Shaefer67858/
Sheyfer67764/
Saffier67448/
Seiffer67367/
Seyffer67330/
Sheafer67296/
Shefeer67154/
Seiferd67149/
Szeffer67125/
Szaefer67116/
Szeifer67107/
Sheifer67103/
Schafir6779/
Shafier6772/
Seifere6772/
Sieffer6761/
Shaffir6758/
Seffert6757/
Seuffer6749/
Soffair6738/
Seefert6737/
Seafert6731/
Sephire6725/
Sieferd6723/
Sheefer6719/
Sheferd6717/
Jeffire6717/
Sephier6717/
Sceffer6715/
Shiefer6714/
Saffeir6714/
Shepfer6712/
Sejfert6712/
Seaferd6711/
Shafair679/
Siffier679/
Sofhirh679/
Seferth675/
Sehfert675/
Shoefer674/
Seipher674/
Szhafir674/
Shefert672/
Shesfer672/
Sisfair672/
Sciefer672/
Chefire672/
Jeshfir672/
Saffair671/
Schaeffier671/
Soffier671/
Seaffer671/
Seeferd671/
Seferrt671/
Sevfert671/
Sewfert671/
Seyferd671/
Shaifir671/
Soyfier671/
Szaffir671/
Shahfir671/
Seafyre671/
Seiferp671/
Szafier671/
Shoffir671/
Soffeir671/
Saafier671/
Sehefer671/
Sahhfir671/
Sceifer671/
Setfert671/
Shafirr671/
Shaafir671/
Sefferd670/
Siffird670/
Soyfire670/
Suiffir670/

Sefir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sefir in the Hindi language
सॅफीरsephira-
Sefir in the Marathi language
सेिफरseiphara-
Sefir in the Russian language
Сефирsefir-

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