Seforo Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Seforo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seforo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4221:128,38315,068
Lesotho2591:7,8481,729
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Seforo (143) may also be a first name.

Seforo Last Name Facts

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

Seforo is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seforo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 442,270th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Seforo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 772,378th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 143 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 128,383. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 41 percent are found, Gauteng, where 40 percent are found and Free State, where 15 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Seforo occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 34 percent are found and Botswana, where 11 percent are found.

Seforo Last Name Statistics demography

Seforo earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.11% less than the national average, earning R 180,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefhoro9217/
Saforo832,282/
Sefora83872/
Soforo8375/
Sefaro8312/
Ceforo8310/
Siforo836/
Sefuro831/
Sheforous800/
Sefhora7768/
Sephoro7728/
Geforos7719/
Shefora779/
Sefarro771/
Cheforo771/
Saforou771/
Sefoora771/
Seiphoro7129/
Jefforos711/
Sefera671,976/
Sefara671,328/
Safora67383/
Cefaro67180/
Sifora67144/
Safero6765/
Sifuro6750/
Safaro6738/
Sefura6724/
Ziforo6710/
Sofaro672/
Cefora672/
Sofora672/
Sifero672/
Sheafaroj671/
Shiforost671/
Sofero671/
Séfora671/
Zefora671/
Céforo671/
Gefora670/
Zefero670/

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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 Seforo
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