Šerf Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šerf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šerf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Serf (394) are calculated separately.

Šerf Last Name Facts

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

Šerf is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Serf. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šerf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šerf is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Šerf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šerf are found; 79 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 192,209. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 55 percent live, Istria County, where 41 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Croatia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 21 percent live and Serbia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serf92394/
Cerf753,215/
Zerf75452/
Šorf75202/
Šarf7555/
Šerfová738/
Šerfőső734/
Sherf67659/
Cherf67638/
Cerff67550/
Serff6786/
Zerff6744/
Cerfe6734/
Serfs6723/
Serfe6717/
Szerf6715/
Searf673/
Cerfs673/
Sierf672/
Serpf671/
Zehrf671/
Širpf671/
Cerft670/

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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 Šerf
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