Šer Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šer 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
Croatia361:117,46117,621
Serbia211:340,23616,447
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Ser (9,374), Šér (2), Şêr (1) & Sér (1) are calculated separately.

Šer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šer occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ser, Šér, Şêr or Sér. Click here to see other possible spellings of Šer.

How Common Is The Last Name Šer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šer is the 2,220,661st most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šer reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šer is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 117,461. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 69 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 19 percent live and Zagreb County, where 11 percent live. Besides Croatia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 29 percent live and Estonia, where 11 percent live.

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
Ser899,374/
Šér892/
Šere8669/
Šert864/
Şêr781/
Sér781/
Šehýr753/
Zer675,917/
Šír67895/
Çer67746/
Cer67451/
Xer6715/
Šir6715/
Šerová6713/
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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 Šer
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