Šafr Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Šafr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 313 | 1:33,973 | 5,564 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Safr (123), Šáfr (34) & Šäfr (2) are calculated separately.
Šafr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šafr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šafr (Arabic: صعفر, Marathi: सफ़र) is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Safr, Šáfr or Šäfr. For other potential spellings of Šafr click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šafr? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 864,701st most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šafr live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Šafr is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 33,973. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 31 percent reside, Prague, where 19 percent reside and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 12 percent reside. Beside Czechia Šafr is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Šafr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Šafr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Šafr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Šafr in the Marathi language | ||
| सफ़र | safara | - |
| Šafr in the Arabic language | ||
| صعفر | sfr | - |
| عصفر | sfr | - |
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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
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- 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 Šafr
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