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
The surname Šaf is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Saf or Säf. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šaf? popularity and diffusion
Šaf is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Šaf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Šaf live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Šaf is most widespread in Croatia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 211,430. In Croatia Šaf is most prevalent in: Brod-Posavina County, where 85 percent are found, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 5 percent are found and Osijek-Baranja County, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Croatia Šaf is found in 3 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 12 percent are found and Czechia, where 8 percent are found.
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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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