Šarf Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šarf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šarf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Croatia81:528,57638,675

The alternate forms: Sarf (576) are calculated separately.

Šarf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šarf has its highest incidence in Czechia. It may be found in the variant forms: Sarf. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šarf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Šarf occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarf live; 55 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 354,449. In Czechia Šarf is primarily found in: Prague, where 27 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 20 percent reside and Hradec Králové Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Czechia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 31 percent reside and Croatia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarf92576/
Zarf75205/
Šorf75202/
Šerf7529/
Šarfová7330/
Sharf6718,641/
Sarff67809/
Charf67470/
Szarf67313/
Sarfe6726/
Sarrf6712/
Sahrf678/
Sairf676/
Saarf675/
Saurf674/
Searf673/
Zairf672/
Sarfs671/
Zaarf671/
Sarwf671/
Sjarf671/
Sarft670/

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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 Šarf
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