Šerfez Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šerfez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šerfez 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
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Šerféz (2) are calculated separately.

Šerfez Last Name Facts

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

Šerfez is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Šerféz. For other potential spellings of Šerfez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šerfez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Šerfez occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šerfez live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 183,852. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Lika-Senj County, where 43 percent live, Istria County, where 26 percent live and Brod-Posavina County, where 17 percent live. Not including Croatia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 4 percent live and Serbia, where 4 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
Šerféz942/
Šerfezová803/
Serfecz7790/
Serfeaz771/
Zerfe7319,800/
Cerfe7334/
Serfe7317/
Serfes6797/
Serfer6720/
Sherfe6715/
Cherfe673/
Serfie672/
Zerfee671/
Zerfei671/
Searfe671/
Zerfes671/
Cerfey670/
Zerfey670/
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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 Šerfez
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