Šefara Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šefara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šefara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia641:83,38216,110
Czechia391:272,65335,847
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

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

Šefara is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Sefara. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šefara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Šefara occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Šefara are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 83,382. In Slovakia it is most prevalent in: Žilina Region, where 81 percent reside, Nitra Region, where 8 percent reside and Košice Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Slovakia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 38 percent reside and South Korea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefara941,328/
Chefara77346/
Sefarat779/
Sefarra774/
Sefaraz772/
Sefaraj772/
Shefara771/
Ssefara771/
Cheffara71660/
Cefaratt717/
Cefarath712/
Sefari672,154/
Sefera671,976/
Sofara671,648/
Safara671,506/
Sefora67872/
Xifara67190/
Cefaro67180/
Sifara6748/
Xyfara6719/
Sefare6713/
Sefaro6712/
Cefora672/
Zefari671/
Zefary671/
Zefora671/
Shefaraja671/
Cefare671/

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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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