Šifner Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šifner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šifner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia711:59,55811,098
Czechia311:343,01541,724
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Sifner (19) are calculated separately.

Šifner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šifner is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Sifner. Click here for other possible spellings of Šifner.

How Common Is The Last Name Šifner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šifner is the 1,828,462nd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šifner are found; 70 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Croatia, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 59,558. In Croatia Šifner is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 45 percent are found, Istria County, where 34 percent are found and Osijek-Baranja County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Croatia Šifner is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifner9419/
Šiffner9220/
Šifnerová8035/
Seifner77291/
Shifner77100/
Siefner7735/
Šeffner775/
Siffner771/
Šajfner771/
Šiffnerová7524/
Sifne732/
Shiffner71110/
Seifener7134/
Schifner7131/
Szeifner712/
Chiffner711/
Schiffner674,073/
Schiefner67625/
Sefner6790/
Zefner6746/
Sifene6710/
Sifnee673/
Soifne671/
Sifnerová671/
Scheifner671/
Shaiffner670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Šifner
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis