Šiftar Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šiftar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šiftar 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
Slovenia2561:9,7172,256
Croatia831:50,9479,765
Serbia171:420,29118,230

The alternate forms: Siftar (103), Šiftař (22) & Siftár (1) are calculated separately.

Šiftar Last Name Facts

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

Šiftar is most common in Slovenia. It can appear as: Siftar, Šiftař or Siftár. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šiftar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šiftar is the 791,719th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šiftar are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Šiftar is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 9,717. In Slovenia it is most common in: Mura, where 72 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 18 percent live and Drava, where 8 percent live. Aside from Slovenia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 23 percent live and Serbia, where 5 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
Siftar94103/
Šiftař9422/
Siftár891/
Shiftar7714/
Schiftar7111/
Seftar6725/
Šiftařová6720/
Sibtar671/
Shiftor621/
Shivtare571,641/
Shiwtare571/
Shivthare53615/
Šiftářová531/
Seftor5027/
Sebtar502/
Zebtar501/
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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 Šiftar
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