Selfani Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Selfani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selfani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Selfani (52) may also be a first name.

Selfani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selfani has its highest incidence in Qatar. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selfani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Selfani reside; 47 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Selfani is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread forename internationally, held by 52 people.

Selfani is most commonly held in Qatar, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 147,375. Outside of Qatar this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Selfani Last Name Statistics demography

Selfani earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selfanai936/
Silfani8696/
Selfana866/
Selfany865/
Selfanay80183/
Silfanie801/
Silfana71338/
Silfany71204/
Silfoni7116/
Silfane712/
Zilfahni6729/
Silfonio674/
Chelfane671/
Silphanie631/
Cilfoni576/
Silfone571/
Chilfane532/
Sylphana531/

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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 Selfani
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis