Sefiti Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

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

Sefiti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefiti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4991:108,57313,073
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Šefiti (57) are calculated separately.

Sefiti (120) may also be a first name.

Sefiti Last Name Facts

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

Sefiti is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Šefiti. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefiti? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 614,324th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sefiti live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 852,104th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 120 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 499 people, or 1 in 108,573. In South Africa Sefiti is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 52 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 24 percent reside and Gauteng, where 19 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Sefiti exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Sefiti Last Name Statistics demography

Sefiti earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.8% less than the national average, earning R 119,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šefiti9457/
Shefiti9238/
Safiti8393/
Sefuti8325/
Sefita837/
Sefeti836/
Sofiti834/
Sifiti831/
Saifiti7729/
Shofiti7712/
Shafiti777/
Saafiti772/
Shifiti771/
Sephiti771/
Sifithi771/
Sefuhti771/
Sofitei771/
Shefita771/
Sifaiti771/
Seyfeti771/
Soffiti770/
Sofietti714/
Soffieti713/
Saffoiti712/
Sefuthii711/
Chefitti711/
Cheafiti711/
Shafaiti711/
Shafieti711/
Setfaite711/
Safite6714/
Sofuti6710/
Zefita673/
Jefeti672/
Sefete672/
Sofeti672/
Sofite671/
Sifita671/
Saffoitti671/
Gifiti671/
Sefute671/
Sifuti671/

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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 Sefiti
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