Šefran Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Šefran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Sefran (15) are calculated separately.
Šefran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šefran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šefran is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Sefran. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šefran? popularity and diffusion
The last name Šefran is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šefran live; 75 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 829,225. In Slovenia Šefran is mostly found in: Central Slovenia, where 33 percent reside, Coastal-Karst, where 33 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 33 percent reside. Other than Slovenia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefran | 94 | 15 | / |
| Šafran | 83 | 872 | / |
| Zefran | 83 | 49 | / |
| Šofran | 83 | 14 | / |
| Šefranová | 80 | 12 | / |
| Shefran | 77 | 3 | / |
| Seefran | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sefrane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zeefran | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seffran | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sefrean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zefrain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zefhran | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sefrain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chefrane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sheffran | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seyfrant | 71 | 0 | / |
| Safran | 67 | 8,722 | / |
| Sofran | 67 | 414 | / |
| Sifran | 67 | 399 | / |
| Scheffran | 67 | 47 | / |
| Zefron | 67 | 33 | / |
| Şofran | 67 | 32 | / |
| Šafrán | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sefron | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cifran | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sefram | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefranova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zéfran | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cefranova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šefran
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