Sefter Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sefter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sefter (137) may also be a first name.

Sefter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sefter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Sefter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Sefter reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 790,880th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 137 people.

The surname Sefter is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 44 percent reside, Virginia, where 16 percent reside and North Carolina, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Sefter exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Sefter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sefter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sefter surname grew 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sefter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sefter surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Sefter earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,138 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seifter92302/
Shefter92168/
Szefter921/
Seufter921/
Sefte911/
Schefter86600/
Shaefter860/
Gefter83434/
Sifter83387/
Sewter83335/
Jefter83310/
Safter83229/
Sefteh83128/
Shefte8384/
Softer8317/
Sevter832/
Seftei831/
Seftey831/
Seftge830/
Sjefte830/
Scheffter8074/
Schaefter8022/
Schoefter809/
Seiffeter801/
Schiefter801/
Scheifter801/
Shafter77494/
Shifter77219/
Szyfter77163/
Schefte7784/
Shevter7749/
Chefter7737/
Sheftir7721/
Shofter7720/
Jefther7715/
Sheftes776/
Jeffter774/
Sewtier774/
Safther772/
Shyfter771/
Szifter771/
Sivfter771/
Jeftter771/
Seiftes770/
Seftire770/
Schoeffter75218/
Schaeffter7557/
Shefterova7532/
Seifterová751/
Sefta73539/
Sefti73288/
Sefty7358/
Sevte735/
Sifte732/
Sewte732/
Sebte732/
Schifter71566/
Schäfter71299/
Schafter71112/
Schyfter719/
Shaffter718/
Shiftier712/
Jepfhter711/
Jeffther711/
Shiffter711/
Schofter710/
Sowter671,767/
Schaffter671,314/
Çifter67749/
Shefta67128/
Shevte6797/
Schäffter6759/
Schiffter6757/
Gifter6757/
Shewte6720/
Šifter6717/
Shefty6714/
Sovter6714/
Shifte6710/
Sawter676/
Jewter675/
Cifter675/
Sibter675/
Schöffter672/
Sewtee671/
Zewter671/
Sebtey671/
Schafteer670/
Schaafter670/

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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 Sefter
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