Šifra Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šifra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šifra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1011:52,83610,186
Czechia221:483,34051,393

The alternate forms: Sifra (651) are calculated separately.

Šifra Last Name Facts

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

Šifra is found most in Slovakia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sifra. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šifra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,628,521st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Šifra occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šifra live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Šifra is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 52,836. In Slovakia Šifra is mostly concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 84 percent reside, Žilina Region, where 9 percent reside and Trnava Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Slovakia Šifra exists in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sifra93651/
Cifra802,703/
Xifra80442/
Zifra8032/
Šifrer73350/
Cifras73283/
Siffra73104/
Sifera7368/
Ziffra7344/
Shifra7339/
Chifra7338/
Ciffra7336/
Zaifra7324/
Sifrah737/
Cifrea734/
Sifrat732/
Sifraj732/
Sifras731/
Sifrad731/
Siefra731/
Sifrash673,060/
Siffrat6743/
Shiffra6719/
Sifraus6713/
Sifread6710/
Chiffra676/
Siffrad676/
Shifrah674/
Saifraj672/
Siffray672/
Shifraz672/
Saifrat671/
Chifrat671/
Sziefra671/
Sifrras671/
Sifrais671/
Sifraid671/
Siffras671/

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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 Šifra
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