Šefara Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Šefara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 64 | 1:83,382 | 16,110 |
| Czechia | 39 | 1:272,653 | 35,847 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
The alternate forms: Sefara (1,328) are calculated separately.
Šefara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šefara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šefara occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Sefara. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šefara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,806,862nd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Šefara occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Šefara reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 83,382. In Slovakia Šefara is most numerous in: Žilina Region, where 81 percent reside, Nitra Region, where 8 percent reside and Košice Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Slovakia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 38 percent reside and South Korea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefara | 94 | 1,328 | / |
| Chefara | 77 | 346 | / |
| Sefarat | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sefarra | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sefaraz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sefaraj | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shefara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ssefara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheffara | 71 | 660 | / |
| Cefaratt | 71 | 7 | / |
| Cefarath | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sefari | 67 | 2,154 | / |
| Sefera | 67 | 1,976 | / |
| Sofara | 67 | 1,648 | / |
| Safara | 67 | 1,506 | / |
| Sefora | 67 | 872 | / |
| Xifara | 67 | 190 | / |
| Cefaro | 67 | 180 | / |
| Sifara | 67 | 48 | / |
| Xyfara | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sefare | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sefaro | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cefora | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zefari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zefary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zefora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shefaraja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cefare | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šefara
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