Šefc Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šefc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šefc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia511:208,49929,840
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
Croatia71:604,08640,820

The alternate forms: Sefc (41) are calculated separately.

Šefc Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šefc has its highest incidence in Czechia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sefc. Click here to see other potential spellings of Šefc.

How Common Is The Last Name Šefc? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,136,387th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šefc live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 208,499. In Czechia Šefc is mostly concentrated in: Hradec Králové Region, where 71 percent reside, Prague, where 14 percent reside and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 6 percent reside. Other than Czechia Šefc is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 26 percent reside and Croatia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefc9241/
Šefců8917/
Šefic893/
Švec757,676/
Ševc75318/
Cefc7548/
Zefc751/
Šefcová7368/
Ševců67372/
Šivec67227/
Sefic67151/
Zefac6795/
Ševec6774/
Ševic6750/
Szefc6743/
Zefic6729/
Šefki6728/
Šefik6721/
Šovec6715/
Sefcu675/
Sefco674/
Šefić673/
Ševíc673/
Sefac673/
Sefca673/
Šafec672/
Ševco671/
Scefc671/
Sefck671/
Šefko671/
Cefyc671/
Ševca671/
Šefka671/

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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 Šefc
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