Sefyou Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Sefyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Sefyou (7) may also be a first name.

Sefyou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefyou is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefyou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sefyou is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefyou reside; 67 percent reside in North Africa and 67 percent reside in Mahgreb. Sefyou is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 7 people.

This surname is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Beside Algeria Sefyou exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 33 percent reside and Morocco, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefyu912/
Sefyue831/
Sefioud771/
Sefiu732,968/
Shefiu672,624/
Sejfiu6749/
Sifuyu6711/
Sefihu678/
Sefeeu677/
Sehfiu677/
Seifiu671/
Sefiju671/
Sifeyu671/
Shefihu6238/
Sheffiu6223/
Chefeou628/
Sejfiju623/
Sheafiu621/
Chefoiu621/
Sephiou621/
Shetfiu621/
Shepfiu621/
Shefiua621/
Cheffoiu572/
Shshefiu572/
Chefihou571/
Chedfoiu571/
Šefiu556/
Sifiu553/
Scheffius533/
Scheifeoe532/
Shifiu5036/
Sifuju5032/
Sifeju5019/
Saifiu505/
Sephiu501/
Chefiu501/

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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 Sefyou
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