Šefer Surname
Approximately 331 people bear this surname
Šefer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 99 | 1:72,171 | 6,417 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96 | 1:36,838 | 5,327 |
| Croatia | 59 | 1:71,671 | 12,734 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Slovenia | 19 | 1:130,930 | 12,952 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Sefer (8,509), Şefer (1), Séfer (113) & Sêfer (1) are calculated separately.
Šefer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šefer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šefer has its highest incidence in Serbia. It can be rendered as: Sefer, Şefer, Séfer or Sêfer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šefer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 833,931st most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šefer are found; 83 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
It is most numerous in Serbia, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 72,171. In Serbia it is most numerous in: North Bačka District, where 58 percent live, West Bačka District, where 28 percent live and South Bačka District, where 10 percent live. Besides Serbia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 29 percent live and Croatia, where 18 percent live.
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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 Šefer
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