Erfa Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Erfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2011:657,95651,506
Iran831:925,09143,938
Turkey571:1,365,28855,259
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Erfa (5,576) may also be a first name.

Erfa Last Name Facts

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

Erfa is found most in Indonesia. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erfa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 812,930th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Erfa are found; 59 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 89,758th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 5,576 people.

Erfa is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 657,956. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Sumatra, where 95 percent live, Aceh, where 2 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 2 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 24 percent live and Turkey, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erfai8989/
Erfad8982/
Erfat8923/
Erffa897/
Yerfa896/
Herfa896/
Aerfa895/
Gerfa893/
Erfaz893/
Erfas892/
Erfah891/
Ervfa891/
Aerfaa8062/
Gerfau8062/
Herfat8029/
Erfass8017/
Herfah8014/
Yerfaa804/
Herfad802/
Haerfa802/
Herfas801/
Gerfay801/
Țerfea801/
Herfay801/
Ioerfa801/
Arfa7519,771/
Erfe752,544/
Irfa75469/
Orfa75217/
Erfi7579/
Erfo751/
Gerffau7343/
Herfaut7343/
Herfass731/
Égerfai731/
Herfath731/
Yerfass730/
Arfah675,238/
Iorfa675,228/
Arfaa671,138/
Irfai67955/
Irfat67898/
Đerfi67459/
Aarfa67360/
Arfai67272/
Irfah67153/
Harfa6783/
Herfi6769/
Gerfo6764/
Irfad6764/
Arfau6759/
Herfy6756/
Arffa6748/
Erfer6736/
Gerfi6728/
Irfaz6724/
Gerfy6722/
Gerfe6719/
Arfay6715/
Arfha6715/
Girfa6712/
Jirfa678/
Arrfa675/
Erfey674/
Yorfa674/
Irfas673/
Hirfa672/
Irfau672/
Irfaj672/
Yirfa672/
Gerfó672/
Erfie671/
Herfe671/
Erpha671/
Erfei671/
Erfee671/
Arvfa671/
Horfa671/
Orfha671/
Orfau671/
Orfea671/
Irfha671/
Ierfy671/
Arwfa671/
Ayrfa671/
Erfes670/

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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 Erfa
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