Sefiyan Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Sefiyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
Sefiyan (38) may also be a first name.
Sefiyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefiyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sefiyan (Hindi: सेफियान, Marathi: सेफीयान) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefiyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sefiyan is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Sefiyan live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sefiyan is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 38 people.
The surname Sefiyan is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kano, where 90 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 47 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sefiyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sefiyan in the Hindi language | ||
| सेफियान | sephiyana | - |
| Sefiyan in the Marathi language | ||
| सेफीयान | sephiyana | 33.33 |
| सुॅिफयान | sueiphayana | 33.33 |
| सेिफयान | seiphayana | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Sefiyan
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