Šafner Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šafner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šafner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Safner (125) are calculated separately.

Šafner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šafner is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Safner. For other possible spellings of Šafner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šafner? popularity and diffusion

Šafner is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Šafner is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šafner live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Šafner is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 443,061. In Czechia Šafner is primarily concentrated in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 29 percent live, Karlovy Vary Region, where 25 percent live and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 25 percent live. Not including Czechia Šafner is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 31 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safner94125/
Šajfner921/
Zafner831/
Šafnerová8027/
Shafner77403/
Szafner77198/
Saffner779/
Šeffner775/
Zaffner771/
Zayfner771/
Safnger771/
Šajfnerová754/
Shaffner711,918/
Schafner71123/
Szaffner7131/
Sahffner714/
Sheafner713/
Chaffner712/
Shaufner710/
Schaffner6714,478/
Sefner6790/
Safnir6755/
Sofner6717/
Safnet673/
Schaefner673/
Söfner671/
Shaeffner671/
Schafnear670/
Shauffner670/
Safned670/
Schaufner670/
Schafhner670/
Safney670/
Shaiffner670/

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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 Šafner
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