Sefti Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Sefti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
England81:6,964,757184,742
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Sefti (2,696) may also be a first name.

Sefti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefti occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Šefti. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefti? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sefti is the 919,444th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Sefti are found; 83 percent are found in North Africa and 83 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 141,073rd most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 2,696 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Not including Morocco Sefti is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šefti931/
Seftei911/
Seyfeti831/
Sebti8032,344/
Safti801,274/
Sefta80539/
Sevti8073/
Sefty8058/
Softi8044/
Sifti809/
Zefti802/
Sefte801/
Sewti801/
Gefti801/
Shafti73400/
Sefteh73128/
Shefta73128/
Shefte7384/
Sefter7350/
Saftei7344/
Sebtti7319/
Shefty7314/
Saftie737/
Shevti736/
Saftii734/
Softie732/
Sewtti731/
Shofti731/
Seftey731/
Sebtih731/
Softiæ731/
Saftih731/
Sjefte730/
Jeftis730/
Seftge730/
Seifter67302/
Shefter67168/
Schefte6784/
Jeftich6717/
Siffeti678/
Sheftes676/
Sheefta673/
Shjefte673/
Shaftai671/
Szefter671/
Schafti671/
Shaftie671/
Siftich671/
Shiftie671/
Seiftes670/

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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 Sefti
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