Seyifu Surname

34,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Seyifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seyifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia15,2931:6,3781,013
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Seyifu (11,801) may also be a first name.

Seyifu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seyifu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seyifu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seyifu is the 34,655th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 476,466 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Seyifu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 54,833rd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 11,801 people.

The last name Seyifu is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 15,293 people, or 1 in 6,378. Apart from Ethiopia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seifu9190,645/
Seyfu9137,682/
Seyefu835,956/
Seifou831,512/
Seyfou8380/
Sayifu8321/
Sheifu8316/
Seyfus8314/
Seiefu834/
Seifeu831/
Syiefu831/
Seyffu831/
Seifuu831/
Seifus830/
Seifut830/
Seydfou7710/
Sheifou772/
Seidfou772/
Seifust770/
Saefu731,098/
Saifu73596/
Sayfu73189/
Seafu736/
Seefu734/
Seufu731/
Syefu731/
Jeyifous7158/
Sheiffou7111/
Saifou6752/
Shaifu6749/
Saifud6741/
Seafus6728/
Seiphu6725/
Sayfou679/
Suifau677/
Sjaifu675/
Saifui675/
Soefou673/
Saifuz673/
Siyefu672/
Sayfut672/
Saiifu672/
Saefuu671/
Sijefu671/
Saiffu671/
Saifau671/
Saifuj671/
Saifus671/
Shayfu671/
Saaifu671/
Shijfu671/
Shuifu671/
Suyafu671/
Seufeu671/
Suefeu671/
Sheefu671/
Soyfui671/
Saefui671/
Sayfud671/
Ceifus670/

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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 Seyifu
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