Szafner Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Szafner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szafner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1271:77,2947,817
Poland491:775,68962,719
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

The alternate forms: Száfner (1) are calculated separately.

Szafner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Szafner occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Száfner. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szafner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Szafner is the 1,194,481st most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Szafner live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 77,294. In Hungary Szafner is mostly found in: Veszprém County, where 50 percent reside, Budapest, where 31 percent reside and Vas County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Hungary this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Száfner951/
Szaffner9331/
Safner92125/
Zafner921/
Shafner86403/
Szefner86171/
Saffner869/
Zaffner861/
Zayfner861/
Safnger861/
Szafnerová824/
Shaffner801,918/
Schafner80123/
Szeffner8031/
Sahffner804/
Sheafner803/
Szeifner802/
Shaufner800/
Szaffnerová7813/
Sefner7790/
Safnir7755/
Šafner7736/
Sofner7717/
Safnet773/
Söfner771/
Safney770/
Safned770/
Schaffner7514,478/
Schaefner753/
Shaeffner751/
Schafnear750/
Schaufner750/
Schafhner750/
Shaiffner750/
Shauffner750/
Shofner712,597/
Soffner71735/
Safinne71701/
Shefner71466/
Schaeffner71351/
Seifner71291/
Seffner71168/
Söffner7140/
Siefner7135/
Saphner7134/
Saafneh7129/
Schauffner718/
Safneed714/
Safnett713/
Seefner713/
Safneez712/
Shafnir711/
Schaffnner711/
Schaaffner711/
Zoffner711/
Šajfner711/
Safynne711/
Saffney710/
Shafnee710/
Shoffner673,624/
Safni67731/
Safna67720/
Schefner67251/
Sheffner67111/
Schofner6786/
Soeffner6746/
Schäfner6735/
Seifener6734/
Shopfner6734/
Shafneez679/
Safny678/
Sewffner675/
Zafni673/
Sofne672/
Shefneer672/
Shosfner672/
Chaffner672/
Shaffnez671/
Shafneed671/
Shafneaz671/
Schafnet670/
Shaffney670/
Shoufner670/

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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 Szafner
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