Sefonias Surname
6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia
Sefonias Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
Sefonias (21) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefonia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sofonias | 88 | 7 | / |
| Jefonias | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sefania | 80 | 1,123 | / |
| Sefonea | 80 | 22 | / |
| Sifonia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zefanias | 75 | 12,988 | / |
| Sifonios | 75 | 127 | / |
| Syfonios | 75 | 21 | / |
| Sefaniah | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sofenias | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sefatnia | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sephonia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sifounios | 71 | 179 | / |
| Sophonias | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sifoynios | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zefania | 67 | 1,235 | / |
| Sefonyo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sefanya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sifonya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sifonio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cefania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefanio | 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 Sefonias
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis