Sfax Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Sfax Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sfax Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia221:27,7564,198
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368

Sfax (16) may also be a first name.

Sfax Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sfax occurs most in Tunisia. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sfax click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sfax? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Sfax occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sfax live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 85 percent live in Mahgreb. Sfax is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename worldwide, held by 16 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tunisia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 27,756. Not including Tunisia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Egypt, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sfak7513/
Sfaj753/
Sfex752/
Sfas752/
Sfox751/
Sfaz751/
Shfaq67406/
Sfadj6719/
Sfarz6719/
Sfass678/
Shfak675/
Shfaz671/
Sfoxx671/
Swfaq671/
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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 Sfax
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