Sefo Surname

201,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Samoa
Highest density in:
Samoa

Sefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Samoa6901:28155
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
Papua New Guinea1771:46,0665,702
South Africa1561:347,29331,960
Lesotho1291:15,7563,421
Bosnia and Herzegovina1001:35,3645,202
American Samoa861:64850
United States811:4,474,802235,715
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Australia351:771,30649,759
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Albania71:416,29417,617
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Fiji41:223,5982,635
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Şefo (1) are calculated separately.

Sefo (693) may also be a first name.

Sefo Last Name Facts

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

Sefo (Hindi: सेफो, Russian: Сэфо) is borne by more people in Samoa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Şefo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 201,417th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,520,554 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Sefo are found; 47 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 37 percent are found in Polynesia. Sefo is also the 314,062nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 693 people.

The last name is most numerous in Samoa, where it is held by 690 people, or 1 in 281. Without taking into account Samoa this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 12 percent are found and Botswana, where 9 percent are found.

Sefo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sefo surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

The amount Sefo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 24.17% less than the national average, earning 262,446 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.38% less than the national average, earning R 170,208 per year and in United States they earn 21.1% less than the national average, earning $34,046 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şefo921/
Sefou89567/
Shefo89298/
Seifo8982/
Seffo8968/
Sejfo8949/
Seafo8943/
Sefho8922/
Siefo8914/
Sefoo8913/
Saefo8912/
Seyfo892/
Sefoi892/
Seefo892/
Szefo891/
Sefoa891/
Seufo891/
Sefoh891/
Seifou801,512/
Shefoo80215/
Seefoo80153/
Saefoo80118/
Seyfou8080/
Sheffo8051/
Shefou8026/
Sefouh8018/
Seffou8018/
Sefoud805/
Seifoh804/
Siefou804/
Sheifo804/
Seafoo803/
Sefout801/
Sceefo801/
Sceifo801/
Shefuo801/
Sefous801/
Sefoth801/
Seefoy801/
Seuffo801/
Shefoy801/
Sefhoz801/
Sefood801/
Seaffo801/
Saefoi801/
Sheefo801/
Seafos800/
Sefa7524,487/
Safo7519,896/
Sofo753,446/
Sifo751,457/
Zefo7593/
Cefo7549/
Jefo755/
Çefo755/
Syfo752/
Gefo751/
Xefo751/
Seffouh73477/
Seffoud7363/
Seafoot7352/
Seafous7324/
Seydfou7310/
Sheffou738/
Seafoss736/
Seafood734/
Sheiffo732/
Sheifou732/
Seidfou732/
Seafois731/
Shieffo731/
Siefoot730/
Scefoss730/
Shefa6714,829/
Sefah675,856/
Sefat674,381/
Scifo671,791/
Saffo671,472/
Soffo67998/
Shafo67162/
Sevoh67162/
Sifou67140/
Sepho67135/
Sefas67134/
Saefa67107/
Seefa6784/
Seifa6775/
Chefo6773/
Zeffo6761/
Sefaz6758/
Saifo6755/
Siefa6740/
Siffo6738/
Jeffo6735/
Seafoods6733/
Safoh6732/
Seffa6728/
Sejfa6720/
Sayfo6718/
Sefau6717/
Saafo6717/
Seafa6715/
Shifo6714/
Sheiffou6711/
Safoo6710/
Sefha676/
Sefaa675/
Shofo674/
Zefoo674/
Sifoi673/
Sefeu673/
Zeufo673/
Sifoa673/
Safoi673/
Sifos672/
Zefou672/
Ceifo672/
Sofoi672/
Safoy671/
Gefos671/
Sifho671/
Sefad671/
Suifo671/
Sidfo671/
Sowfo671/
Sahfo671/
Sefaï671/
Gefou671/
Djefo671/
Zysfo671/
Zjefo671/
Gisfo671/

Sefo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sefo in the Hindi language
सेफोsepho-
Sefo in the Russian language
Сэфоsefo-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sefo
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