Shefela Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shefela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shefela (4) may also be a first name.
Shefela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shefela is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shefela is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shefela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shefela are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 4 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Shefela is most numerous in: Ogun, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Shefela exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 50 percent are found.
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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 Shefela
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