Sefoto Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

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

Sefoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1161:467,04938,892

Sefoto (15) may also be a first name.

Sefoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sefoto is most common in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefoto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,691,963rd most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefoto are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sefoto is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 467,049. In South Africa Sefoto is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 42 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent reside.

Sefoto Last Name Statistics demography

Sefoto earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.89% less than the national average, earning R 145,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefotho9252/
Sefouto921/
Sefhotho861/
Seffouto861/
Sofoto832/
Sefato831/
Sefeto831/
Sifoto831/
Sefotha77172/
Saefeto7769/
Shifoto7742/
Sephoto7716/
Sepfeto776/
Soefeto775/
Sifotou774/
Djefoto771/
Sephotho7139/
Seffatos711/
Sifeto676/
Safeto673/
Gefato672/
Sefata672/
Sciffotto671/

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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 Sefoto
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis