Shefeni Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Shefeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 93 | 1:25,908 | 4,141 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
Shefeni Demographics
Average Shefeni Salary in
South Africa
R 12,240
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shefeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shefeni occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefeni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Shefeni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shefeni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Namibia, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 25,908. In Namibia Shefeni is most prevalent in: Ohangwena Region, where 70 percent are found, Oshana Region, where 18 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Namibia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent are found.
Shefeni Last Name Statistics demography
Shefeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.85% less than the national average, earning R 12,240 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefeni | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shefena | 86 | 2,576 | / |
| Shefini | 86 | 17 | / |
| Xhefeni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shifeni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chefeni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shefeena | 80 | 13 | / |
| Schefini | 80 | 5 | / |
| Seffenyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sefenaia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sefeanoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sifeni | 77 | 111 | / |
| Sefini | 77 | 57 | / |
| Zefeni | 77 | 15 | / |
| Sefena | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sefene | 77 | 4 | / |
| Scheffini | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sheafeena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schefener | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheffener | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sefeane | 71 | 325 | / |
| Syofeni | 71 | 11 | / |
| Scheffener | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sefeena | 71 | 8 | / |
| Seffini | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chefene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shefine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefiene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chefeny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefener | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schifini | 67 | 365 | / |
| Chipfeni | 67 | 48 | / |
| Seifener | 67 | 34 | / |
| Siefener | 67 | 16 | / |
| Soifeini | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sefenesh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sefenech | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sephenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chefinij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seffényi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seffaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seffenes | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shefeni
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