Seifner Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Seifner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seifner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1361:62,6139,728
Germany811:993,89568,573
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Seifner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seifner is more frequently found in Austria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seifner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 912,827th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Seifner are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Seifner is most prevalent in Austria, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 62,613. In Austria Seifner is most frequent in: Burgenland, where 71 percent live, Lower Austria, where 15 percent live and Salzburg, where 13 percent live. Other than Austria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Seifner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seifner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Seifner surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seifner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seifner surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Seifner earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $42,066 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seifener9334/
Szeifner932/
Sefner9290/
Sifner9219/
Scheifner881/
Shefner86466/
Seifneh86246/
Szefner86171/
Seffner86168/
Shifner86100/
Siefner8635/
Sezfner863/
Seefner863/
Siffner861/
Sifne832/
Schefner80251/
Sheffner80111/
Shiffner80110/
Soeffner8046/
Szeffner8031/
Schifner8031/
Sewffner805/
Sheafner803/
Shefneer802/
Gefner77292/
Safner77125/
Šifner77102/
Zefner7746/
Sifene7710/
Jefner775/
Sifnee773/
Sefneh771/
Soifne771/
Gifner770/
Shefne770/
Schiffner754,073/
Scheffner75748/
Schiefner75625/
Schaefner753/
Sehaffner752/
Shueffner752/
Sifnerová751/
Shaeffner751/
Shoeffner751/
Schoefner751/
Shaiffner750/
Schuefner750/
Geffner71468/
Shafner71403/
Schaeffner71351/
Szafner71198/
Gepfner7176/
Szyfner7166/
Schueffner7165/
Schoeffner7149/
Schoepfner7120/
Šiffner7120/
Shifnee7115/
Zeffner7111/
Jeffner7111/
Saffner719/
Shyfner719/
Sefnesh719/
Chefner715/
Šeffner715/
Gipfner713/
Siffnerova712/
Száfner711/
Hjefner711/
Schisffner711/
Sifneez711/
Sefness711/
Gefnere711/
Safnger711/
Shaffner671,918/
Schafner67123/
Sefni6791/
Sifna6744/
Schäfner6735/
Szaffner6731/
Sahffner674/
Scaffner674/
Sefna673/
Geffnere672/
Schiffne672/
Chiffner671/
Cheffner671/
Sefienne671/
Shoufner670/
Shaufner670/

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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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  • 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 Seifner
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