Cerf Surname

139,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Cerf Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller at the sign of the hart.

Cerf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,7701:37,5274,635
United States5891:615,38049,848
Switzerland3291:24,9633,914
Argentina1281:333,93326,358
Peru1031:308,58411,423
Turkey551:1,414,93556,482
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Luxembourg321:18,1423,979
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Cerf (18) may also be a first name.

Cerf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller at the sign of the hart.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cerf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cerf occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cerf is the 139,108th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,266,733 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Cerf live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Cerf is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 1,770 people, or 1 in 37,527. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent live, Île-de-France, where 18 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent live. Beside France this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Switzerland, where 10 percent live.

Cerf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cerf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 453 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cerf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cerf last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cerf last name are 43.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.49% registered with the party.

The amount Cerf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 43.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,745 per year; in South Africa they earn 98.02% more than the national average, earning R 470,580 per year; in United States they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $47,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 84.99% more than the national average, earning $91,907 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherf89638/
Cerff89550/
Cerfe8934/
Cerfs893/
Cerft890/
Scherf808,856/
Cserfő8050/
Cheirf808/
Cherfe803/
Czerff801/
Shcerf801/
Scerff801/
Cherff801/
Kerf75655/
Zerf75452/
Serf75394/
Cerb75178/
Cerv75156/
Šerf7529/
Jerf7521/
Gerf7512/
Cjrf751/
Cerw751/
Scherff731,865/
Scherpf73386/
Schearf7363/
Cheiref7355/
Scherft7326/
Scheerf731/
Shcerff731/
Schierf731/
Scherfe731/
Cheeref731/
Zerfe6719,800/
Czerw672,324/
Creff67757/
Djerf67721/
Sherf67659/
Kerfs67238/
Kerff67211/
Cherv67194/
Tzerf67114/
Serff6786/
Tserf6749/
Zerff6744/
Schierff6740/
Kerpf6738/
Cierb6732/
Serfs6723/
Cherb6723/
Kherf6721/
Gerfe6719/
Serfe6717/
Szerf6715/
Scerb6710/
Crewf674/
Kerft674/
Searf673/
Jerfe673/
Gerff672/
Kerfh672/
Sierf672/
Qerrf671/
Cyref671/
Serpf671/
Zehrf671/
Kerfe671/
Gerft671/
Gerfs671/
Crefe671/
Gierf670/
Cervs670/
Cervz670/
Chirf670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cerf
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