Šefl Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šefl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šefl Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia6451:16,4862,449
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Sefl (214) are calculated separately.

Šefl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šefl occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sefl. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šefl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 507,320th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,281,031 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šefl live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Šefl is most widely held in Czechia, where it is carried by 645 people, or 1 in 16,486. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Plzeň Region, where 31 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 18 percent reside and Prague, where 13 percent reside. Other than Czechia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefl92214/
Šeffl8929/
Šefel891/
Šafl753/
Šifl752/
Šeflová73626/
Sefil672,911/
Šifel6789/
Šefflová6738/
Shefl6737/
Zefil6711/
Sefel679/
Zefel676/
Seffl676/
Cefel673/
Seefl672/
Cefil672/
Sedfl671/
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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 Šefl
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