Sefiu Surname
Approximately 2,968 people bear this surname
Sefiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,914 | 1:60,790 | 4,520 |
| Kosovo | 43 | 1:43,299 | 3,650 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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 is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Šefiu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 148,903rd most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,455,373 people. The surname Sefiu is predominantly 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. Sefiu is also the 58,767th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 10,640 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,914 people, or 1 in 60,790. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 35 percent live, Ogun, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria Sefiu exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 1 percent live and Albania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šefiu | 93 | 6 | / |
| Shefiu | 91 | 2,624 | / |
| Sejfiu | 91 | 49 | / |
| Sefihu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Sehfiu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Sefiju | 91 | 1 | / |
| Seifiu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shefihu | 83 | 38 | / |
| Sheffiu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Sejfiju | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shetfiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sheafiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shefiua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shepfiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safiu | 80 | 7,587 | / |
| Sofiu | 80 | 120 | / |
| Sifiu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sefyu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jefiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shshefiu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shafiu | 73 | 38,168 | / |
| Sahfiu | 73 | 45 | / |
| Shifiu | 73 | 36 | / |
| Safihu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Saafiu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Safieu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sefeeu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Saifiu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Safoiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sefyou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chefiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sefyue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sephiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safiju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scheffius | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shaafiu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Shafihu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Shaifiu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Safihuh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shaffiu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sahafiu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shafieu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sahvfiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafiuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sephiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafi'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chefoiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shipfiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sephius | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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