Shefeni Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shefeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia931:25,9084,141
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Shefeni Last Name Facts

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

Shefeni is most common in Namibia. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shefeni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefeni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shefeni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Shefeni is most frequent in Namibia, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 25,908. In Namibia Shefeni is most common in: Ohangwena Region, where 70 percent live, Oshana Region, where 18 percent live and Hardap Region, where 4 percent live. Not including Namibia it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefeni922/
Shefena862,576/
Shefini8617/
Xhefeni861/
Shifeni861/
Chefeni861/
Shefeena8013/
Schefini805/
Seffenyi804/
Sefenaia801/
Sefeanoi801/
Sifeni77111/
Sefini7757/
Zefeni7715/
Sefena7714/
Sefene774/
Scheffini7510/
Sheafeena751/
Schefener751/
Sheffener750/
Sefeane71325/
Syofeni7111/
Scheffener7111/
Sefeena718/
Seffini716/
Chefene711/
Shefine711/
Sefiene711/
Chefeny711/
Sefener710/
Schifini67365/
Chipfeni6748/
Seifener6734/
Siefener6716/
Soifeini6711/
Sefenesh674/
Sefenech674/
Sephenyi671/
Chefinij671/
Seffényi671/
Seffaini671/
Seffenes670/

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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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