Šaf Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Šaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Saf (50,983) & Säf (121) are calculated separately.
Šaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šaf is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Saf or Säf. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šaf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Šaf is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Šaf are found; 88 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Šaf is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 211,430. In Croatia Šaf is most numerous in: Brod-Posavina County, where 85 percent reside, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 5 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 5 percent reside. Other than Croatia Šaf exists in 3 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 12 percent reside and Czechia, where 8 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Šaf
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