Šiffner Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šiffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šiffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia201:531,67354,411
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Siffner (1) are calculated separately.

Šiffner Last Name Facts

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

Šiffner is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Siffner. Click here for other potential spellings of Šiffner.

How Common Is The Last Name Šiffner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Šiffner is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šiffner live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 531,673. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 40 percent are found, South Bohemian Region, where 25 percent are found and Central Bohemian Region, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siffner951/
Šifner92102/
Šeffner865/
Šiffnerová8224/
Shiffner80110/
Chiffner801/
Sifner7719/
Schiffner754,073/
Šifnerová7535/
Shaiffner750/
Seifner71291/
Seffner71168/
Shifner71100/
Siefner7135/
Zeffner7111/
Šeffnerová717/
Siffnerova712/
Šajfner711/
Schisffner711/
Sheffner67111/
Seifener6734/
Szeffner6731/
Schifner6731/
Sewffner675/
Szeifner672/
Sifne672/
Schiffne672/
Cheffner671/

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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 Šiffner
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