Šefar Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šefar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šefar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Sefar (143) & Šefár (29) are calculated separately.

Šefar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šefar is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sefar or Šefár. For other potential spellings of Šefar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šefar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šefar is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šefar reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 381,175. In Slovakia it is most common in: Žilina Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Slovakia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefar93143/
Šefár9329/
Šafar80687/
Zefar8020/
Cefar803/
Šefarová7780/
Seffar735,469/
Šajfar73197/
Sefair73143/
Zeifar7378/
Seifar7337/
Sefare7313/
Sefart739/
Shefar738/
Sefard737/
Sefgar737/
Cefard735/
Ceafar734/
Zeffar732/
Zeafar731/
Sejfar731/
Szefar731/
Seefar731/
Sefaar731/
Chefar731/
Cefarr731/
Sefarz731/
Cefare731/
Saefar731/
Seafar730/
Seifart67376/
Cheffar67119/
Seffair6798/
Sheffar6783/
Shefard6782/
Seyfart6737/
Seiffar6721/
Seifard6712/
Siefart6711/
Shevfar678/
Chefare677/
Sethfar676/
Sheyfar672/
Cefaure671/
Shehfar671/
Sefarth671/
Shefare671/
Shedfar671/
Seafair671/
Seffart671/
Sefhare671/
Szefart671/
Shefaar671/
Sheafar670/
Shaefar670/
Schefar670/
Seafart670/

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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 Šefar
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