Sefiwa Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sefiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana831:26,3495,307
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Sefiwa (109) may also be a first name.

Sefiwa Last Name Facts

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

Sefiwa is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefiwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sefiwa is also the 900,062nd most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 109 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 26,349. Barring Botswana Sefiwa is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Sefiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Sefiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.22% less than the national average, earning R 16,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefuwa837/
Sifiwa832/
Sefiwe831/
Sefiwo831/
Sofiwa831/
Safiwa831/
Sefuiva7778/
Sefieva7714/
Shefuwa776/
Shafiwa774/
Sefeway771/
Shefieva7138/
Seyfieva7115/
Seifieva711/
Sifiwe67617/
Sofuwa6766/
Safuwa6711/
Safiwo677/
Safywa672/
Sefibe671/
Sofiwo671/
Sofewa671/
Safewa671/
Sefewy671/
Sefeva671/
Safiva671/

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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 Sefiwa
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