Sefora Surname

402,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sefora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8251:65,6708,247
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
France31:22,140,907385,998
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

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

Sefora (6,741) may also be a first name.

Sefora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefora (Russian: Сефора) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Séfora. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefora? popularity and diffusion

Sefora is the 402,505th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 8,357,277 people. The surname Sefora occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sefora reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 79,524th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 6,741 people.

The last name Sefora is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 825 people, or 1 in 65,670. In South Africa Sefora is most frequent in: North West, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and Limpopo, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Sefora occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Sefora Last Name Statistics demography

Sefora earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.44% less than the national average, earning R 177,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séfora941/
Sefhora9268/
Shefora929/
Sefoora921/
Sefera831,976/
Sefara831,328/
Seforo83773/
Safora83383/
Sifora83144/
Sefore83104/
Sefura8324/
Sefori832/
Sofora832/
Cefora832/
Zefora831/
Gefora830/
Sephora772,107/
Seferaj771,124/
Safoora77637/
Seifori77141/
Sofoora7753/
Seafore7739/
Saforah7724/
Seffore7721/
Szefera7717/
Sefhera7717/
Sefhore7717/
Sefhoro7717/
Shefera7716/
Sefarat779/
Seferai776/
Sefarra774/
Sefeera774/
Seferah774/
Saffora773/
Saifora773/
Seforie773/
Shofora772/
Sefaraj772/
Sefaraz772/
Siforea771/
Shefara771/
Seyfory771/
Seferra771/
Siffora771/
Saforra771/
Ssefara771/
Sifoura771/
Jeffora770/
Seyfouri7133/
Seifouri7122/
Seifoori7119/
Szeffera716/
Shafoora715/
Seyfoori712/
Seifoory712/
Safourah712/
Sephorah712/
Saforaah711/
Safourha711/
Sifouras711/
Sheferau711/
Soffoura711/
Safooraa711/
Sefforge710/
Schafora710/
Jefforas710/
Seyfores710/
Saforo672,282/
Sefari672,154/
Sofara671,648/
Safara671,506/
Safera67347/
Šefara67104/
Soforo6775/
Sifori6774/
Sifera6768/
Zafora6758/
Sifara6748/
Sofera6746/
Sifura6739/
Sefure6727/
Sefuri6724/
Scheffera6721/
Sefare6713/
Sefaro6712/
Sifore6710/
Ceforo6710/
Siforo676/
Jefara675/
Zefera674/
Gefara673/
Seiffouri672/
Seaforest672/
Sefuro671/
Sieffored671/
Shefaraja671/
Shaafoura671/
Zefore671/
Sheforous670/

Sefora Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sefora in the Russian language
Сефораsefora-

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