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 is borne by more people in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zefanias? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,366th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 561,098 people. The last name Zefanias occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zefanias are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Zefanias is also the 31,482nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 25,536 people.
The last name Zefanias is most prevalent in Mozambique, where it is borne by 12,978 people, or 1 in 2,101. Besides Mozambique this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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
- 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 Zefanias
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