Zefner Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Zefner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zefner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France371:1,795,209158,669
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zefner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zefner (Russian: Зефнер) has its highest incidence in France. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zefner.

How Common Is The Last Name Zefner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Zefner reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Zefner is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,795,209. In France Zefner is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 97 percent live and Grand Est, where 3 percent live. Barring France this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 13 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szefner92171/
Zeffner9211/
Szeffner8631/
Szeifner862/
Gefner83292/
Sefner8390/
Jefner835/
Zafner831/
Geffner77468/
Shefner77466/
Seifner77291/
Seffner77168/
Gepfner7776/
Szyfner7766/
Siefner7735/
Jeffner7711/
Šeffner775/
Chefner775/
Seefner773/
Sezfner773/
Gefnere771/
Zaffner771/
Zayfner771/
Zoffner771/
Hjefner771/
Schefner71251/
Sheffner71111/
Soeffner7146/
Seifener7134/
Sewffner715/
Sheafner713/
Geffnere712/
Shefneer712/
Cheffner711/
Scheffner67748/
Schiefner67625/
Safner67125/
Šifner67102/
Sifner6719/
Sofner6717/
Söfner671/
Gefney671/
Scheifner671/
Sefneh671/
Jefnea671/
Djefne671/
Gifner670/

Zefner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zefner in the Russian language
Зефнерzefner-

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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 Zefner
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