Sephania Surname
Approximately 1,789 people bear this surname
Sephania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,788 | 1:29,609 | 3,532 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Sephania (4,154) may also be a first name.
Sephania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sephania Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sephania (Oriya: େସଫାନିଆ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sephania? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 226,821st most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,073,530 people. The surname Sephania occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sephania live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sephania is also the 107,818th most prevalent first name globally, held by 4,154 people.
Sephania is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,788 people, or 1 in 29,609. In Tanzania Sephania is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 49 percent live, Katavi Region, where 18 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sepania | 93 | 4 | / |
| Zephania | 88 | 20,747 | / |
| Saphania | 88 | 7 | / |
| Sephenia | 88 | 5 | / |
| Sepahnia | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sephonia | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sephanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zephanias | 82 | 481 | / |
| Shophania | 82 | 19 | / |
| Zephaniha | 82 | 3 | / |
| Zephaniaz | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sephaneah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Seephanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sefania | 80 | 1,123 | / |
| Sepanya | 80 | 289 | / |
| Sapania | 80 | 29 | / |
| Sipania | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sepanio | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sepenia | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zepania | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zepphaniah | 78 | 5 | / |
| Zephaeniah | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shaphaniah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zaphania | 75 | 712 | / |
| Safhania | 75 | 212 | / |
| Shofania | 75 | 193 | / |
| Siphanya | 75 | 104 | / |
| Sephanyo | 75 | 69 | / |
| Shafania | 75 | 46 | / |
| Zephenia | 75 | 36 | / |
| Seepanya | 75 | 13 | / |
| Sapaniah | 75 | 13 | / |
| Sepanjad | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sefaniah | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sophonia | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sefatnia | 75 | 3 | / |
| Saepanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seipanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zephonia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shapenia | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shafeinia | 71 | 76 | / |
| Sepeinnia | 71 | 34 | / |
| Sophoniah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaphaniay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafeenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saiphanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhaphania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sayphanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schepanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sipanya | 67 | 3,194 | / |
| Zefania | 67 | 1,235 | / |
| Sofania | 67 | 186 | / |
| Safania | 67 | 73 | / |
| Geponia | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sepanyo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Saponia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zapania | 67 | 15 | / |
| Safenia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sefanya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zaphaaniah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sopenia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sapenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sepanha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jefania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sefanio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sepenio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cefania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefonia | 67 | 1 | / |
Sephania Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sephania in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଫାନିଆ | esaphani'a | - |
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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 Sephania
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