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) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherfas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cherfas is the 1,666,404th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Cherfas live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cherfas is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 71 percent live, New Jersey, where 13 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent live and Ukraine, where 14 percent live.

Cherfas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cherfas last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with 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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