Šaf Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia201:211,43024,636
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saf8950,983/
Šafi8631/
Šafo861/
Šafa861/
Säf78121/
Šaffo7574/
Šaffa7570/
Šafii7550/
Zaf67333/
Šef67167/
Šav67103/
Šíf6761/
Šif676/
Šafová676/
Xaf675/
Šéf671/
Šuf671/

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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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