Šeffer Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Šeffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šeffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143

The alternate forms: Seffer (847) are calculated separately.

Šeffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šeffer is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Seffer. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šeffer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šeffer is the 2,635,433rd most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šeffer reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Šeffer is most frequent in Czechia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 408,980. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 65 percent live, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 27 percent live and Liberec Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Czechia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 26 percent live and Estonia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seffer94847/
Šefer91331/
Zeffer83267/
Šaffer8327/
Šiffer8327/
Ceffer8313/
Šoffer8313/
Xeffer831/
Šefferová8050/
Sheffer776,292/
Cheffer77767/
Seiffer77367/
Seyffer77330/
Szeffer77125/
Sieffer7761/
Seffert7757/
Seuffer7749/
Zeiffer7744/
Seffier7717/
Sceffer7715/
Seaffer771/
Sefferd770/
Ceeffer770/
Sefer738,509/
Šafer73149/
Zefer7398/
Cefer7391/
Šofer7321/
Šifer734/
Zeffe733/
Ceffe733/
Seffe731/
Xefer731/
Şefer731/
Scheffer7121,426/
Seiffert719,434/
Sheaffer715,628/
Shaeffer713,341/
Seyffert711,868/
Sieffert71858/
Shefferd71140/
Cheffert7177/
Sheffert7171/
Sheiffer7148/
Cheiffer7117/
Šeferová7112/
Seijffer7110/
Cheffere7110/
Shoeffer715/
Cheffher713/
Sheeffer712/
Sceaffer711/
Scieffer711/
Shieffer711/
Setffert711/
Sevffert711/
Shefferr711/
Cheeffer711/
Sechffer711/
Szefferz711/
Szeffier711/
Seyfferp711/
Scehffer711/
Szheffer711/
Sefferth710/
Sceiffer710/
Schaeffer6737,756/
Shefer6713,172/
Saffer673,334/
Schieffer672,038/
Seifer672,012/
Szefer671,877/
Soffer671,706/
Siefer67887/
Scheaffer67553/
Ziffer67536/
Siffer67455/
Scheiffer67435/
Seifferth67417/
Chefer67404/
Scheffert67387/
Seufer67358/
Scheeffer67253/
Seyfer67218/
Schoeffer67207/
Seiffe67183/
Sefere67147/
Sefert67102/
Seyfferdt6790/
Sheffe6751/
Seiffertt6748/
Seijffert6747/
Sefier6745/
Zejfer6740/
Sefeer6738/
Zeyfer6734/
Seffre6734/
Cheffe6732/
Seefer6725/
Zeifer6725/
Šifferová6723/
Soefer6722/
Ciffer6719/
Szeiffert6712/
Zeffir678/
Seffir677/
Sefferová677/
Cyffer676/
Seafer675/
Cefferová674/
Setfer673/
Saefer673/
Scheffier673/
Seffes672/
Schefferd672/
Cefeur672/
Schefferr672/
Sscheffer672/
Ceafer671/
Ceifer671/
Zefeir671/
Sheffeird671/
Seffet671/
Scheffeer671/
Šēfere671/
Seuffe671/
Scheffesr671/
Sefferova671/
Sefger671/
Sejfer671/
Szeyffert671/
Säffer671/
Zeffee671/
Seferh671/
Seffie671/
Sefeir671/
Sefher671/
Sheaffeer671/
Shceeffer671/
Seyffertd671/
Seaffe670/
Zepfer670/
Ceffey670/
Seitffert670/
Seaffertt670/
Seffey670/
Sceheffer670/
Seferd670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Šeffer
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