Sefner Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Sefner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sefner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefner occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,967,751st most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Sefner live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Sefner is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 61 percent live, Ohio, where 21 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States Sefner exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent live and Croatia, where 21 percent live.

Sefner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sefner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sefner last name grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sefner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sefner are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sefner earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.81% less than the national average, earning $33,740 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefner92466/
Seifner92291/
Szefner92171/
Seffner92168/
Siefner9235/
Seefner923/
Sezfner923/
Schefner86251/
Sheffner86111/
Soeffner8646/
Seifener8634/
Szeffner8631/
Sewffner865/
Sheafner863/
Shefneer862/
Szeifner862/
Gefner83292/
Safner83125/
Zefner8346/
Sifner8319/
Sofner8317/
Jefner835/
Söfner831/
Sefneh831/
Shefne830/
Scheffner80748/
Schiefner80625/
Schaefner803/
Shaeffner801/
Shoeffner801/
Schoefner801/
Scheifner801/
Shofner772,597/
Soffner77735/
Geffner77468/
Shafner77403/
Seifneh77246/
Szafner77198/
Shifner77100/
Gepfner7776/
Szyfner7766/
Söffner7740/
Jeffner7711/
Zeffner7711/
Shyfner779/
Sefnesh779/
Saffner779/
Šeffner775/
Chefner775/
Gefnere771/
Siffner771/
Hjefner771/
Sefness771/
Schaeffner75351/
Schoeffner7549/
Schoepfner7520/
Sefni7391/
Sefna733/
Sifne732/
Shoffner713,624/
Shaffner711,918/
Schafner71123/
Shiffner71110/
Schofner7186/
Schäfner7135/
Shopfner7134/
Schifner7131/
Szaffner7131/
Sahffner714/
Geffnere712/
Cheffner711/
Sefienne711/
Schaffner6714,478/
Schiffner674,073/
Schäffner672,735/
Schoffner67183/
Šifner67102/
Schöffner6794/
Safnir6755/
Šafner6736/
Schöpfner6728/
Sifene6710/
Shefna674/
Sefnaj673/
Sifnee673/
Shoffneer672/
Zafner671/
Soifne671/
Sifnerová671/
Schafnear670/
Scheffnir670/
Schopfner670/
Schafhner670/
Gifner670/
Shaiffner670/

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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
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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 Sefner
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