Seffer Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Seffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2781:289,58830,053
Hungary2451:40,0664,297
Belgium1511:76,13712,057
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Finland161:343,54424,270
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

The alternate forms: Šeffer (54) are calculated separately.

Seffer (17) may also be a first name.

Seffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seffer (Russian: Сеффер) is found most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant: Šeffer. Click here for further possible spellings of Seffer.

How Common Is The Last Name Seffer? popularity and diffusion

Seffer is the 411,827th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,603,950 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Seffer reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 17 people.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 289,588. In Germany Seffer is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 83 percent are found, Berlin, where 5 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 29 percent are found and Belgium, where 18 percent are found.

Seffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Seffer surname grew 135 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seffer last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.

Seffer earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.69% more than the national average, earning $56,823 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šeffer9454/
Sheffer926,292/
Seiffer92367/
Seyffer92330/
Szeffer92125/
Sieffer9261/
Seffert9257/
Seuffer9249/
Seffier9217/
Sceffer9215/
Seaffer921/
Sefferd920/
Sefer918,509/
Seffe911/
Scheffer8621,426/
Seiffert869,434/
Sheaffer865,628/
Shaeffer863,341/
Seyffert861,868/
Sieffert86858/
Shefferd86140/
Sheffert8671/
Sheiffer8648/
Seijffer8610/
Shoeffer865/
Sheeffer862/
Sceaffer861/
Scieffer861/
Shieffer861/
Setffert861/
Sevffert861/
Shefferr861/
Sechffer861/
Szefferz861/
Szeffier861/
Seyfferp861/
Scehffer861/
Szheffer861/
Sefferth860/
Sceiffer860/
Shefer8313,172/
Saffer833,334/
Seifer832,012/
Szefer831,877/
Soffer831,706/
Siefer83887/
Geffer83658/
Siffer83455/
Seufer83358/
Jeffer83336/
Zeffer83267/
Seyfer83218/
Seiffe83183/
Sefere83147/
Sefert83102/
Sheffe8351/
Sefier8345/
Sefeer8338/
Seffre8334/
Seefer8325/
Soefer8322/
Ceffer8313/
Seffir837/
Seafer835/
Setfer833/
Saefer833/
Seffes832/
Seffet831/
Seuffe831/
Sefger831/
Sejfer831/
Säffer831/
Seferh831/
Seffie831/
Sefeir831/
Sefher831/
Xeffer831/
Seaffe830/
Seffey830/
Seferd830/
Schaeffer8037,756/
Schieffer802,038/
Sefe801,516/
Scheaffer80553/
Scheiffer80435/
Seifferth80417/
Scheffert80387/
Scheeffer80253/
Schoeffer80207/
Seyfferdt8090/
Seiffertt8048/
Seijffert8047/
Szeiffert8012/
Sefferová807/
Scheffier803/
Schefferd802/
Schefferr802/
Sscheffer802/
Sheffeird801/
Scheffeer801/
Scheffesr801/
Sefferova801/
Szeyffert801/
Sheaffeer801/
Shceeffer801/
Seyffertd801/
Seitffert800/
Seaffertt800/
Sceheffer800/
Seifert7781,327/
Shaffer7778,293/
Siefert778,052/
Schefer775,210/
Seyfert773,492/
Shiffer771,956/
Siffert771,828/
Geffert771,268/
Sheffey771,066/
Shaefer77858/
Cheffer77767/
Sheyfer77764/
Scheffe77471/
Saffier77448/
Sheafer77296/
Syffert77155/
Shefeer77154/
Seiferd77149/
Jefferd77139/
Sheaffe77138/
Szaefer77116/
Zeffert77113/
Szeifer77107/
Sheifer77103/
Seffair7798/
Shoffer7791/
Seifere7772/
Soiffer7768/
Sheffie7768/
Sifferd7766/
Sciffer7764/
Sziffer7747/
Zeiffer7744/
Szyffer7741/
Seiffge7741/
Seefert7737/
Sheffet7732/
Seafert7731/
Shyffer7731/
Szoffer7731/
Sieferd7723/
Sheefer7719/
Sheferd7717/
Shiefer7714/
Saffeir7714/
Jeffert7713/
Saffeer7713/
Shepfer7712/
Sejfert7712/
Seaferd7711/
Siffier779/
Soyffer778/
Sahffer777/
Gieffer776/
Saiffer776/
Seferth775/
Sehfert775/
Shoefer774/
Gefferd773/
Shefier773/
Shefert772/
Shesfer772/
Sciefer772/
Shieffe772/
Szaffer772/
Sajffer771/
Jeffere771/
Soffier771/
Sheffea771/
Seeferd771/
Seferrt771/
Seifeir771/
Sevfert771/
Sewfert771/
Seyferd771/
Djeffer771/
Sheffeu771/
Seiferp771/
Scäffer771/
Szefier771/
Soffeir771/
Sheffeh771/
Siffere771/
Sehefer771/
Sceifer771/
Setfert771/
Zeffere771/
Geffere771/
Jeffesr771/
Sheffee770/
Seiffet770/
Sheeffe770/
Ceeffer770/
Scheiffert7546/
Schaefferr753/
Schaeffier751/
Schaehffer751/
Schaeffear750/
Schaefffer750/
Seife7315,181/
Seyfe739,132/
Sofer737,173/
Safer735,295/
Sifer731,424/
Šefer73331/
Séfer73113/
Zefer7398/
Cefer7391/
Sefir7379/
Gefer7354/
Seffi7348/
Siefe7336/
Jefer7329/
Seffa7328/
Siffe7323/
Syfer7318/
Shefe7317/
Sefie7314/
Sefeh7313/
Sefee7310/
Sefei739/
Seefe738/
Seafe735/
Zeffe733/
Sefeu733/
Ceffe733/
Seffy732/
Sefey731/
Syffe731/
Xefer731/
Sêfer731/
Şefer731/
Sefea731/
Sefez731/
Sefre730/
Schaefer7195,038/
Schaffer7147,021/
Schiffer7117,215/
Schiefer7111,257/
Schäffer7110,638/
Seiferth711,657/
Szeifert71985/
Seferova71835/
Scheifer71828/
Schoffer71421/
Scheafer71325/
Schoefer71320/
Schöffer71318/
Shiffert71266/
Scheffey71238/
Scheefer71175/
Shifferd71123/
Scheffre71112/
Shaffier7185/
Cheffert7177/
Scheffee7175/
Zeffertt7171/
Gefferth7142/
Zeiffert7133/
Shaiffer7129/
Cheiffer7117/
Saiffert7113/
Seiferdt7112/
Cheffere7110/
Seifertt719/
Sziffert718/
Shaffeer717/
Schefert717/
Schefeer716/
Sshaffer713/
Shafferr713/
Cheffher713/
Shaffeir713/
Shepferd712/
Shoepfer712/
Shaefeer712/
Zieffert712/
Schepfer712/
Zeyffert712/
Schefferová712/
Scyffert712/
Schieffe712/
Sayffert711/
Scheufer711/
Schhefer711/
Sciffert711/
Shseffey711/
Shhaefer711/
Sheffett711/
Seifeert711/
Seisfert711/
Shayffer711/
Shciffer711/
Sheaffey711/
Shaffher711/
Shefherd711/
Sahaffer711/
Cheeffer711/
Shchefer711/
Schéffer711/
Szszefer711/
D'Schieffer711/
Seitfert711/
Seiffett711/
Scheffeh711/
Jheiffer711/
Zefferth710/
Sieferth710/
Geyffert710/
Gefferrt710/
Scheffet710/
Shaaffer710/
Seyferdt710/
Sieffeit710/
Scheaffe710/
Shhaffer710/
Shaefier710/
Shafer6736,432/
Safeer6723,757/
Giefer671,166/
Soifer671,124/
Zaffer671,077/
Seffih67973/
Schefe67967/
Geffre67918/
Safier67669/
Szofer67644/
Syfert67638/
Siffre67623/
Schoepfer67590/
Ziffer67536/
Chefer67404/
Sefieh67360/
Szyfer67352/
Seifie67346/
Soyfer67331/
Siferd67298/
Sheffy67285/
Seffaj67274/
Sifert67229/
Gefert67216/
Seffai67213/
Saifer67174/
Shehfe67173/
Saffir67166/
Sheafe67153/
Sefair67143/
Ziefer67133/
Gepfer67119/
Shofer67107/
Syferd67106/
Sheffi6788/
Sayfer6786/
Jeffre6786/
Schäffert6771/
Zoffer6766/
Shefet6764/
Zefert6754/
Šefferová6750/
Sheffa6748/
Sefire6748/
Shyfer6744/
Shifer6743/
Zejfer6740/
Sofier6739/
Szifer6737/
Zeyfer6734/
Cheffe6732/
Shefir6730/
Sehver6729/
Šaffer6727/
Šiffer6727/
Seiferová6726/
Sojfer6725/
Zeifer6725/
Sajfer6724/
Szeiferth6723/
Seyfet6722/
Ciffer6719/
Schaffier6719/
Sifere6719/
Sepher6716/
Jeafer6716/
Sheferova6715/
Šoffer6713/
Saiffe6712/
Shefee6712/
Seyferova6711/
Schaiffer6711/
Zefere6711/
Safeur6710/
Safear679/
Zeffir678/
Soferr678/
Seafey678/
Schyffert678/
Seyfie677/
Schaefeer676/
Cyffer676/
Jiffer676/
Sahfer675/
Jeifer675/
Scheufier675/
Shefie675/
Djefer675/
Schaaffer674/
Cefferová674/
Sheefe674/
Shäfer674/
Geferd673/
Shefey673/
Seifet673/
Shefyr673/
Sifher672/
Seifei672/
Schaefier672/
Schaffher672/
Gefere672/
Soffir672/
Siffie672/
Seifee672/
Scheifier672/
Cefeur672/
Seyfre672/
Siefeu672/
Shefei672/
Sofeir672/
Schaepfer672/
Ceafer671/
Ceifer671/
Jeefer671/
Gisfer671/
Zefeir671/
Schafferr671/
Scheapfer671/
Scheiffee671/
Schettfer671/
Schiffher671/
Sayffe671/
Sofear671/
Siefie671/
Seaffa671/
Sefees671/
Sefirt671/
Seifes671/
Seisferth671/
Shiffe671/
Seiffa671/
Sieffa671/
Seafei671/
Shefeu671/
Sifier671/
Jefere671/
Jefert671/
Seufeu671/
Suifer671/
Sheyfe671/
Shefeh671/
Sifeer671/
Sifferová671/
Sieffi671/
Sseefe671/
Schoiffer671/
Schopffer671/
Schiffier671/
Sechfe671/
Seidfe671/
Seffaa671/
Sefreh671/
Seifeu671/
Scäfer671/
Schöpffer671/
Syferz671/
Sifeur671/
Siffir671/
Sitfer671/
Sisfer671/
Zeffee671/
Sefeae671/
Sefgir671/
Sefihe671/
Saferr671/
Shefea671/
Seefed671/
Schaeferr671/
Schafffer671/
Sepfie671/
Seufee671/
Jefeer671/
Jesfer671/
Seefes670/
Sceafe670/
Giffer670/
Seifeirth670/
Seffis670/
Siefge670/
Zepfer670/
Ceffey670/
Sawfer670/
Zeffre670/
Sheife670/
Schaeffir670/
Shifferth670/
Ssifer670/
Schifferd670/
Sohfer670/
Scifer670/
Scheefert670/
Scheufher670/
Sceife670/
Scheipfer670/

Seffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seffer in the Russian language
Сефферseffer-

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