Cherfas Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Cherfas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherfas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Cherfas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherfas (Russian: Черфас) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherfas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,666,404th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Cherfas is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Cherfas live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Cherfas is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 71 percent are found, New Jersey, where 13 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States Cherfas is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent are found and Ukraine, where 14 percent are found.

Cherfas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cherfas surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Cherfas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning $47,965 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tcherfas937/
Cherfa922,878/
Cerfas9237/
Herfas921/
Cheurfa863,482/
Charfas8629/
Cerfass8613/
Cerfase863/
Herfass861/
Cherfaa861/
Cheirfa861/
Herfa836/
Cerfa831/
Cheurfaã801/
Cearfass800/
Sherfa771,880/
Serfas77672/
Zerfas77597/
Chirfa7732/
Herfat7729/
Herfah7714/
Cherfo777/
Crefas774/
Gerfas773/
Herfad772/
Kerfas771/
Kherfa771/
Herfay771/
Scherfose7511/
Chesrface750/
Serfass711,560/
Zerfass71452/
Herfoss7149/
Herfaut7143/
Cerfaux7138/
Zerfahs7136/
Tserfas7113/
Chirfah719/
Sherfat714/
Härfast714/
Sherfad713/
Chirfat712/
Zerfaas711/
Schirfa711/
Charfaz711/
Herfath711/
Chiorfa711/
Cherfey710/
Sherffa710/
Sherfay710/
Kerfass710/
Serfase710/
Searfas710/
Gerfass710/
Serfasz710/
Serfaus710/
Zearfas710/
Zerfa673,612/
Cherfouh67450/
Cearfoss67199/
Searfass6794/
Serfa6783/
Zearfaus6742/
Charfoos6724/
Serfasse6712/
Cirfa675/
Gerfa673/
Cherphat672/
Hirfa672/
Kherfach671/
Herfache671/
Kerfasse671/
Shearefa671/
Searfaus670/
Zearfass670/

Cherfas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherfas in the Russian language
Черфасcerfas-

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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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  • 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 Cherfas
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