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 last name Erfen is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erfen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,620,164th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. Erfen occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Erfen live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 859,937th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 118 people.
The surname Erfen is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,298,475. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent reside, Bavaria, where 2 percent reside and Hesse, where 2 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 46 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.
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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