Corfe Surname
Approximately 567 people bear this surname
Corfe Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Corfe = prob. a Defile, Cleft, or Ravine [prob. from Old English ceorfan (pp. corfen) to cut, excavate, (mod. carve] Corfe Castle, in Dorsetshire, commands a defile or cleft called in the Saxon Chronicle Corfes-geat.
Read More About This SurnameCorfe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 193 | 1:288,695 | 22,251 |
| Canada | 131 | 1:281,264 | 26,302 |
| South Africa | 100 | 1:541,777 | 42,852 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 215 | 1:113,374 | 11,028 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Corfe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Corfe = prob. a Defile, Cleft, or Ravine [prob. from Old English ceorfan (pp. corfen) to cut, excavate, (mod. carve] Corfe Castle, in Dorsetshire, commands a defile or cleft called in the Saxon Chronicle Corfes-geat. There are also a place called Corfe Gate in the same county and a parish named Corfe in Somersetshire.
Parishes in cos. Dorset and Somerset.
Probably a form of Corpe.
Corfe Demographics
Average Corfe Salary in
United States
$26,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Corfe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Corfe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Corfe occurs most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Corfe? popularity and diffusion
Corfe is the 559,940th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. Corfe is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Corfe are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 288,695. In England Corfe is mostly found in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, Merseyside, where 13 percent live and Cheshire, where 12 percent live. Excluding England this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 18 percent live.
Corfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Corfe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Corfe Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Corfe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning R 272,124 per year; in United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $50,294 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corfee | 91 | 157 | / |
| Corfey | 91 | 54 | / |
| Corfei | 91 | 27 | / |
| Chorfe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Corfes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Corfea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ciorfe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Corfeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Corf | 89 | 106 | / |
| Corffeh | 83 | 7 | / |
| Courfer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Courfey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chorffe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Scorffe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Corfa | 80 | 262 | / |
| Corff | 80 | 120 | / |
| Korfe | 80 | 117 | / |
| Carfe | 80 | 44 | / |
| Corfs | 80 | 10 | / |
| Corfă | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jorfe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Corfi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Corfy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Corrf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Corft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chorfi | 73 | 16,540 | / |
| Scarfe | 73 | 1,861 | / |
| Korfeh | 73 | 636 | / |
| Charfe | 73 | 46 | / |
| Korfee | 73 | 27 | / |
| Scorfi | 73 | 22 | / |
| Korfer | 73 | 21 | / |
| Korfei | 73 | 21 | / |
| Korfes | 73 | 19 | / |
| Carfer | 73 | 18 | / |
| Corfio | 73 | 18 | / |
| Korfey | 73 | 12 | / |
| Carfes | 73 | 11 | / |
| Corfis | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zorfie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ciorfi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Korfie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Carfhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Carfee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jorfee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Curfie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hcorfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jorfei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djorfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korfea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Carfie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sorfie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korfed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Corrfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Curfee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Curfet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Curfey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Korf | 67 | 5,887 | / |
| Corb | 67 | 1,074 | / |
| Chourfi | 67 | 262 | / |
| Scarffe | 67 | 242 | / |
| Carf | 67 | 28 | / |
| Korffeh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Khorfei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sourfey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Corv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Corw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Carffey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chorffi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kourfed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciarfei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corrfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scarfee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korfhee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corphey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tcharfe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Carrfer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Carfeer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Carfett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Carffee | 67 | 0 | / |
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