Sefiyev Surname
Approximately 274 people bear this surname
Sefiyev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 272 | 1:35,475 | 1,840 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
The alternate forms: Şefiyev (1) are calculated separately.
Sefiyev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefiyev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sefiyev is found in Azerbaijan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Şefiyev. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefiyev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 953,750th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname Sefiyev is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sefiyev are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Transcaucasia.
The last name is most widespread in Azerbaijan, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 35,475. In Azerbaijan it is primarily found in: Baku, where 30 percent are found, Imishli District, where 16 percent are found and Bilasuvar District, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Azerbaijan this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şefiyev | 95 | 1 | / |
| Seyfiyev | 93 | 305 | / |
| Shefiyev | 93 | 67 | / |
| Sefiev | 92 | 50 | / |
| Sefyev | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safiyev | 86 | 1,700 | / |
| Sofiyev | 86 | 635 | / |
| Shefiev | 86 | 22 | / |
| Seyfiev | 86 | 17 | / |
| Sejfiev | 86 | 5 | / |
| Seifyev | 86 | 3 | / |
| Säfiyev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shefyev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saifiyev | 80 | 2,351 | / |
| Shafiyev | 80 | 813 | / |
| Sayfiyev | 80 | 89 | / |
| Şsafiyev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suyfiyev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sefaev | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sifiev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safayev | 71 | 4,412 | / |
| Şafiyev | 71 | 3,316 | / |
| Sayfiev | 71 | 2,494 | / |
| Safoyev | 71 | 984 | / |
| Sofuyev | 71 | 97 | / |
| Saifyev | 71 | 10 | / |
| Saifiev | 71 | 7 | / |
| Seyfeev | 71 | 6 | / |
| Seifeev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Safuyev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Seyfaev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sofayev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofiyef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seffief | 71 | 1 | / |
| Şofiyev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shifiev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Şifiyev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safeyev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafeyev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shofayev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shafiiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafayev | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sefiyev
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