Zefeniya Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zefeniya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zefeniya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Zefeniya (235) may also be a first name.

Zefeniya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zefeniya occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zefeniya.

How Common Is The Last Name Zefeniya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Zefeniya are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zefeniya is also the 584,346th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 235 people.

The last name Zefeniya is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 59 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 27 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Malawi, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zefaniya88155/
Sefeniya881/
Zepheniya821/
Zafheniya821/
Zafaniya75194/
Sefaniya7534/
Sefenaia751/
Zifaniya751/
Sefoniya751/
Zephaniya711/
Zifanniya711/
Zofenui671/

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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 Zefeniya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis