Erfen Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Erfen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 62 | 1:1,298,475 | 82,291 |
| Turkey | 57 | 1:1,365,288 | 55,259 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Erfen (118) may also be a first name.
Erfen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erfen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Erfen occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erfen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Erfen is the 1,620,164th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Erfen occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Erfen live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. Erfen is also the 859,937th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 118 people.
It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,298,475. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent are found, Bavaria, where 2 percent are found and Hesse, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 46 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerfen | 91 | 764 | / |
| Herfen | 91 | 82 | / |
| Erfenk | 91 | 19 | / |
| Erfeng | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aerfeen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erfin | 80 | 260 | / |
| Arfen | 80 | 18 | / |
| Irfen | 80 | 6 | / |
| Herfn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erfem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arfeen | 73 | 3,903 | / |
| Erfina | 73 | 931 | / |
| Gerfin | 73 | 216 | / |
| Harfen | 73 | 12 | / |
| Herfin | 73 | 11 | / |
| Đerfin | 73 | 8 | / |
| Arfien | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aarfen | 73 | 5 | / |
| Irfeen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Horfen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jerfin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irfaen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erphen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aarfeen | 67 | 75 | / |
| Heurfin | 67 | 20 | / |
| Harffen | 67 | 17 | / |
| Harfeen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Arfn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Irfn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Airfeen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yrfn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girffen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerffin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jerfing | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Erfen
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