Šerý Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šerý Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šerý Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia6181:17,2062,581
Slovakia471:113,54121,338
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Šery (23), Sery (35,136), Šéry (16) & Séry (64) are calculated separately.

Šerý Last Name Facts

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

Šerý is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Šery, Sery, Šéry or Séry. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šerý? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 495,560th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,942,261 people. The last name Šerý occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šerý reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Czechia, where it is borne by 618 people, or 1 in 17,206. In Czechia Šerý is mostly concentrated in: Zlín Region, where 36 percent are found, Vysočina Region, where 11 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Czechia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 7 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šery9223/
Sery8335,136/
Šéry8316/
Šerých8019/
Šerá75649/
Šere7569/
Séry7564/
Širý7525/
Šeri7514/
Šera754/
Šerí751/
Šerýová731/
Šerer6790/
Širer6723/
Šírer6715/
Šerys679/
Šeraj676/
Šeret672/
Šaeri672/
Šeres671/
Šeriš671/
Cherý671/

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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 Šerý
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