Sefiri Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sefiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1881:288,17928,102
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Sefiri (190) may also be a first name.

Sefiri Last Name Facts

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

Sefiri is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefiri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,181,191st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefiri live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 659,352nd most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 190 people.

The last name Sefiri is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 288,179. In South Africa Sefiri is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 91 percent reside, North West, where 7 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 4 percent reside and Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.

Sefiri Last Name Statistics demography

Sefiri earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.46% less than the national average, earning R 170,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefitri92209/
Shefiri922/
Sefairi921/
Sesfitri864/
Seferi835,598/
Safiri831,971/
Sefire8348/
Sefuri8324/
Sefira8317/
Sofiri8312/
Sifiri837/
Jefiri832/
Zefiri832/
Sephiri772,647/
Chefiri77660/
Seferis77198/
Saffiri77157/
Zeffiri7787/
Shafiri7748/
Saefuri7746/
Jefairi7717/
Sheferi7713/
Shofiri7711/
Sahfiri775/
Seferio775/
Seferih774/
Sefferi773/
Seiferi773/
Syfitri772/
Seferie771/
Seafuri771/
Seyferi771/
Shefuri771/
Sieferi771/
Seferit771/
Jesfiri771/
Soffiri771/
Safairi771/
Sheferri7111/
Seiferid7111/
Saffieri716/
Zeffirio714/
Sayfitri714/
Saifitri714/
Seiferit713/
Seyfired712/
Shefiroj712/
Shehferi711/
Sheferie711/
Seffurie711/
Sephirie711/
Seifired711/
Shafieri711/
Seefired711/
Sheferis711/
Sefera671,976/
Saferi67398/
Zefira67293/
Safuri67288/
Zafiri67271/
Cefira67163/
Sefere67147/
Safire6785/
Soferi6765/
Sifire6764/
Jeferi6734/
Sifuri6731/
Sefure6727/
Ceferi6724/
Zeferi6713/
Jifiri6711/
Sifira677/
Safiry672/
Šafiri671/
Siferi671/
Shafairie671/
Zefire671/

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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 Sefiri
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