Šajfar Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šajfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šajfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1961:21,5754,489
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Sajfar (27) are calculated separately.

Šajfar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šajfar occurs most in Croatia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sajfar. For other possible spellings of Šajfar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šajfar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname Šajfar occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šajfar reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 21,575. In Croatia it is most numerous in: City of Zagreb, where 26 percent are found, Brod-Posavina County, where 17 percent are found and Požega-Slavonia County, where 16 percent are found. Not including Croatia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sajfar9427/
Šafar91687/
Šafare831/
Zajafar7744/
Sajafar775/
Zafar73271,146/
Safar73106,359/
Šafár73286/
Šafař7316/
Šefar7315/
Xafar731/
Šafarová7122/
Shajafar712/
Sahjafar712/
Šafarova711/
Saffar679,444/
Zaffar677,219/
Safare674,827/
Shafar671,758/
Zaafar67330/
Saifar67205/
Chafar6784/
Sjafar6759/
Safaar6755/
Safarz6753/
Zaufar6750/
Safarh6742/
Szafar6725/
Safart6714/
Saafar6711/
Zafaar6710/
Safear679/
Safard679/
Zafair678/
Siafar677/
Safasr676/
Zayfar676/
Zafhar675/
Zaifar675/
Safair675/
Sadfar674/
Ceafar674/
Sayfar674/
Safaur674/
Zafarr673/
Safhar673/
Shahjafar673/
Zafear672/
Sahfar672/
Safgar672/
Zeafar671/
Satfar671/
Sejfar671/
Shahajfar671/
Sgafar671/
Zzafar671/
Jsafar671/
Saefar671/
Safarr671/
Seafar670/

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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 Šajfar
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