In Croatia, Šifel families are generally Croats (from Lipik ), rarely Slovaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lipik and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Šifel live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zagreb (15), Sesvete (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).