Šefket is a male name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Muslim, Albanian, Romany, Serbian and Macedonian. It is one of the relatively rare names in Croatia, with about thirty namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Šefket in Croatia
The name Šefket was the most popular from years 1921 to 1934, when about 32% of the persons bearing this name were born. The peak year was 1921.
Prevalence
Name Šefket is present mainly in North-West Croatia, and scarcely in Dalmatia. Most of the persons named Šefket live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (less than ten), Bakar (less than ten), Crikvenica (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.