Cerff Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cerff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4041:134,10315,593
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Australia271:999,84158,390
France201:3,321,136213,627
England171:3,277,533109,658
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Cerff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cerff is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 572,911th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Cerff reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Cerff is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 134,103. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 63 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Cerff Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cerff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 34.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,776 per year; in South Africa they earn 99.82% more than the national average, earning R 474,852 per year and in United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scerff911/
Czerff911/
Cherff911/
Cerf893,215/
Scherff831,865/
Shcerff831/
Creff80757/
Cherf80638/
Kerff80211/
Serff8086/
Zerff8044/
Cerfe8034/
Cerfs803/
Gerff802/
Cerft800/
Schierff7740/
Scherf738,856/
Sherff7361/
Cserfő7350/
Cheirf738/
Cherfe733/
Jerffe731/
Jerffs731/
Shcerf731/
Kerffe731/
Kerf67655/
Zerf67452/
Serf67394/
Scherpf67386/
Cerb67178/
Cerv67156/
Schreff67123/
Schearf6763/
Cheiref6755/
Schärff6746/
Šerf6729/
Scherft6726/
Jerf6721/
Sheirff6714/
Gerf6712/
Shierff678/
Sherrff672/
Cerw671/
Scherfe671/
Schierf671/
Sherhff671/
Sheerff671/
Scheerf671/
Cheeref671/
Cjrf671/
Seherff670/
Shearff670/
Schirff670/

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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
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  • 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 Cerff
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