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 last name Šeffer is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Seffer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šeffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Šeffer is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šeffer live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Czechia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 408,980. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: South Moravian Region, where 65 percent reside, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 27 percent reside and Liberec Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Czechia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 26 percent reside and Estonia, where 22 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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