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
The last name Sephania (Oriya: େସଫାନିଆ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sephania click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sephania? popularity and diffusion
It is the 226,821st most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,073,530 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sephania are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sephania is also the 107,818th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,154 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,788 people, or 1 in 29,609. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 49 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 18 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis