Seffer Surname
Approximately 847 people bear this surname
Seffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 278 | 1:289,588 | 30,053 |
| Hungary | 245 | 1:40,066 | 4,297 |
| Belgium | 151 | 1:76,137 | 12,057 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
The alternate forms: Šeffer (54) are calculated separately.
Seffer (17) may also be a first name.
Seffer Demographics
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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
Seffer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seffer in the Russian language | ||
| Сеффер | seffer | - |
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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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- 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 Seffer
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