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

Šeffer is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Seffer. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šeffer? popularity and diffusion

Šeffer is the 2,635,433rd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The 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.

Šeffer is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 408,980. In Czechia Šeffer is most numerous in: South Moravian Region, where 65 percent are found, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 27 percent are found and Liberec Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Czechia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 26 percent are found and Estonia, where 22 percent are found.

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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