Zefanias Surname
Approximately 12,988 people bear this surname
Zefanias Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 12,978 | 1:2,101 | 523 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Zefanias (25,536) may also be a first name.
Zefanias Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zefanias Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zefanias occurs more in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zefanias? popularity and diffusion
It is the 40,366th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 561,098 people. The last name Zefanias occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zefanias live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Zefanias is also the 31,482nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 25,536 people.
The last name Zefanias is most widely held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 12,978 people, or 1 in 2,101. Barring Mozambique this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zefania | 93 | 1,235 | / |
| Zefannia | 88 | 61 | / |
| Zafanias | 88 | 5 | / |
| Zeffania | 88 | 2 | / |
| Zefaniha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zesfania | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zifanias | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zephanias | 82 | 481 | / |
| Sefania | 80 | 1,123 | / |
| Zefanya | 80 | 306 | / |
| Zefanja | 80 | 59 | / |
| Jefania | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zifania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zephania | 75 | 20,747 | / |
| Sefonias | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sefaniah | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jefonias | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zephaniha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zephaniaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jefanio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sefonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefanio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sephania | 63 | 1,789 | / |
| Sofonias | 63 | 7 | / |
| Sofenias | 63 | 4 | / |
| Zephonia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tsafonias | 59 | 54 | / |
| Sifanya | 53 | 5 | / |
| Sifonia | 53 | 3 | / |
| Gefonio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sifonios | 50 | 127 | / |
| Syfonios | 50 | 21 | / |
| Sephonia | 50 | 2 | / |
| Gifangna | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Zefanias
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