Seifu Surname

6,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Seifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia81,9381:1,190214
Tanzania7,8571:6,738883
Japan4211:303,66811,214
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
England301:1,857,26974,552
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Norway61:857,04855,549
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Seifu (64,681) may also be a first name.

Seifu Last Name Facts

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

Seifu is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seifu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seifu is the 6,247th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 80,397 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Seifu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Seifu is also the 14,862nd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 64,681 people.

It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 81,938 people, or 1 in 1,190. Apart from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found and Japan, where 0 percent are found.

Seifu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seifu last name are 41.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.87% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seifu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $47,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.92% less than the national average, earning $30,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seyifu9115,295/
Seifou911,512/
Sheifu9116/
Seiefu914/
Seifuu911/
Seifeu911/
Seifut910/
Seifus910/
Sefu8930,132/
Sifu89328/
Sheifou832/
Seidfou832/
Seifust830/
Seyfu8037,682/
Saefu801,098/
Shifu80800/
Saifu80596/
Sefou80567/
Siafu80481/
Shefu80326/
Sifau80250/
Sifou80140/
Seffu8024/
Sefui8023/
Siefu8020/
Sefau8017/
Sefus806/
Seafu806/
Hsifu804/
Seefu804/
Sefeu803/
Sifup802/
Sifeu802/
Siffu802/
Sifuh802/
Syefu801/
Sifhu801/
Sifui801/
Ssefu801/
Seufu801/
Setfu801/
Sheiffou7711/
Seyefu735,956/
Shifau73510/
Seefus73110/
Seyfou7380/
Saifou7352/
Shaifu7349/
Saifud7341/
Seefuß7334/
Sifahu7333/
Seafus7328/
Shefou7326/
Seiphu7325/
Sayifu7321/
Sefouh7318/
Shiofu7318/
Seffou7318/
Shefau7317/
Seyfus7314/
Siaffu7313/
Sheffu739/
Shefui738/
Suifau737/
Siefus737/
Shefuh735/
Saifui735/
Sefoud735/
Sjaifu735/
Sifouh734/
Siefou734/
Soefou733/
Saifuz733/
Saiifu732/
Siefeu732/
Siyefu732/
Sefout731/
Saifau731/
Saifuj731/
Saifus731/
Siewfu731/
Sefous731/
Saaifu731/
Shefhu731/
Shefeu731/
Sifauh731/
Shijfu731/
Shehfu731/
Seufeu731/
Suefeu731/
Sheefu731/
Shifuh731/
Siffou731/
Siafou731/
Ssifou731/
Saefui731/
Sefuth731/
Syiefu731/
Sijefu731/
Shuifu731/
Sifous731/
Seyffu731/
Shifhu731/
Shifou731/
Saiffu731/
Saefuu731/
Sifaud731/
Scifus730/
Shifut730/
Ceifus730/
Sefust730/
Sefaus730/
Safu671,773/
Seffouh67477/
Cifu67352/
Gifu67266/
Cheifou67236/
Cefu67192/
Syfu67190/
Jefu67131/
Zefu6797/
Gefu6765/
Seffoud6763/
Schefuß6752/
Schefus6736/
Seafous6724/
Jifu6720/
Zifu6715/
Sephfus6715/
Seefuss6713/
Saifudd6712/
Shifahu6711/
Seydfou6710/
Sheffou678/
Saidfou676/
Shaifud676/
Saifout673/
Shefahu672/
Suiffeu672/
Xefu672/
Shaiffu672/
Shizfau671/
Xifu671/
Schiffu671/
Sayefou671/
Siefeut671/
Sheffeu671/
Shaifui671/
Jssifou671/
Souefou671/
Sueffeu671/
Shiffou671/
Ssoifou671/
Sefouha671/
Saifuzz671/
Seaffus670/
Sheffus670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seifu
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