Sefuwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sefuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sefuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sefuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sefuwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sefuwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sefuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sefuwa is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Sefuwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefuwa are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 67 percent live and Lagos, where 33 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shefuwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Sefuba | 83 | 305 | / |
| Sefiwa | 83 | 85 | / |
| Sofuwa | 83 | 66 | / |
| Safuwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Sefuiva | 77 | 78 | / |
| Shofuwa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Sofuwah | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shafuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sephuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sifuchwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chefouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sifuba | 67 | 2,324 | / |
| Sifuwe | 67 | 224 | / |
| Cheffouwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sefuve | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sefowe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sifiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sefubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sefuwa
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