Šafr Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šafr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Šafr Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3131:33,9735,564
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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

Šafr (Arabic: صعفر, Marathi: सफ़र) is most common in Czechia. It may be found as a variant: Safr, Šáfr or Šäfr. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šafr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šafr is the 864,701st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šafr reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 33,973. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 31 percent are found, Prague, where 19 percent are found and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 12 percent are found. Beside Czechia it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Šafr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Šafr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Šafr surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safr92123/
Šáfr9234/
Šäfr922/
Šaffr891/
Šefr75172/
Zafr75115/
Šofr75100/
Šéfr752/
Šafrová73493/
Šoffr6723/
Sajfr6718/
Shafr6716/
Saifr675/
Šáfer674/
Šaffrová674/
Zaffr672/
Safhr671/
Zaifr671/
Saefr671/
Safrp671/
Saffr671/
Safrd671/
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Šafr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Šafr in the Marathi language
सफ़रsafara-
Šafr in the Arabic language
صعفرsfr-
عصفرsfr-

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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 Šafr
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