Sefov Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Sefov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria181:387,71718,370
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Sefov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefov occurs most in Bulgaria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sefov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sefov is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Sefov is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sefov reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Sefov is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 387,717. In Bulgaria Sefov is primarily found in: Sliven Province, where 89 percent live, Haskovo Province, where 6 percent live and Stara Zagora Province, where 6 percent live. Other than Bulgaria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefov91137/
Sefova9123/
Seifov9116/
Seyfov917/
Sejfov913/
Shefova83190/
Seyfova8310/
Safov806/
Zefov802/
Sefow802/
Sifov801/
Sofov801/
Sefof801/
Szeifova772/
Safoev735,526/
Sayfov732,252/
Shifov7321/
Saifov7317/
Zefova738/
Sefaev734/
Shofov733/
Sifova731/
Sefofe731/
Sefouf731/
Soifov731/
Shafov731/
Safoov731/
Shifoev6747/
Shafoev6725/
Sayfova6720/
Saifova6710/
Seyfeev676/
Seifeev674/
Seyfaev674/
Shyfoev672/
Shifova672/
Shoifov671/
Shefoff671/
Siefoff671/

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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 Sefov
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