Cherfen Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Cherfen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherfen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Cherfen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherfen is found most in Brazil. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherfen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Cherfen live; 97 percent live in South America and 90 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Cherfen is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 6,116,409. In Brazil Cherfen is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 51 percent reside, Amapá, where 26 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 14 percent reside. Other than Brazil it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 8 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherfen9314/
Herfen9282/
Charfen8661/
Cherfem8612/
Sherfen861/
Cherfin860/
Herfn831/
Sherfeen807/
Gerfen77764/
Herfin7711/
Cerfin771/
Kerfien71162/
Charfin717/
Charfén712/
Sherfin712/
Kerfeen710/
Serfent710/
Shirfen710/
Cerfing710/
Herfinth670/

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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 Cherfen
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