Erf Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Erf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
England11:55,718,059489,080
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Erf (29) may also be a first name.

Erf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erf is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Erf are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Erf is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 3,553,519. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 39 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Erf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Erf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Erf surname rose 486 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erf last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Erf earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.48% more than the national average, earning $72,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erfe862,544/
Herf86404/
Erff86123/
Erpf8645/
Jerf8621/
Gerf8612/
Eirf865/
Errf862/
Aerf862/
Yerf861/
Esrf861/
Eerf861/
Erhf861/
Erfh861/
Erfs861/
Erft861/
Herft751,402/
Hierf75734/
Herff75486/
Herfs75475/
Erfft7517/
Eiref7514/
Jerfe753/
Gerff752/
Erpff752/
Herfh751/
Eyref751/
Herfe751/
Erwfs751/
Aerff751/
Eisrf751/
Erfff751/
Erfth750/
Gierf750/
Errft750/
Erb6722,235/
Orf672,443/
Arf67934/
Örf67127/
Irf6772/
Herffs6724/
Erw6716/
Erv6715/
Yrf6712/
Ejjerf674/
Jrf673/
Jerffe671/
Jerffs671/
Erfova671/

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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 Erf
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