Sefiu Surname

148,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Sefiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,9141:60,7904,520
Kosovo431:43,2993,650
Albania31:971,35222,477
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Šefiu (6) are calculated separately.

Sefiu (10,640) may also be a first name.

Sefiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sefiu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Šefiu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 148,903rd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,455,373 people. The last name Sefiu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sefiu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 58,767th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 10,640 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,914 people, or 1 in 60,790. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 35 percent reside, Ogun, where 21 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Sefiu is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 1 percent reside and Albania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šefiu936/
Shefiu912,624/
Sejfiu9149/
Sefihu918/
Sehfiu917/
Sefiju911/
Seifiu911/
Shefihu8338/
Sheffiu8323/
Sejfiju833/
Shetfiu831/
Sheafiu831/
Shefiua831/
Shepfiu831/
Safiu807,587/
Sofiu80120/
Sifiu803/
Sefyu802/
Jefiu801/
Shshefiu772/
Shafiu7338,168/
Sahfiu7345/
Shifiu7336/
Safihu7319/
Saafiu739/
Safieu737/
Sefeeu737/
Saifiu735/
Safoiu733/
Sefyou733/
Chefiu731/
Sefyue731/
Sephiu731/
Safiju731/
Scheffius713/
Shaafiu6752/
Shafihu6745/
Shaifiu6717/
Safihuh679/
Shaffiu678/
Sahafiu676/
Shafieu672/
Sahvfiu671/
Shafiuy671/
Sephiou671/
Shafi'u671/
Chefoiu671/
Shipfiu671/
Sephius670/

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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 Sefiu
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