Gerf Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Gerf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gerf (17) may also be a first name.

Gerf Last Name Facts

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

Gerf (Russian: Герф) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Gerf reside; 42 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 42 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Gerf is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

The last name Gerf is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia Gerf is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 67 percent reside, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 17 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 8 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerfe8919/
Gherf894/
Guerf892/
Gerff892/
Goerf891/
Gerft891/
Gerfs891/
Gierf890/
Erf86173/
Guerfe8045/
Cerf753,215/
Erfe752,544/
Gref751,658/
Gerb75707/
Zerf75452/
Garf75413/
Herf75404/
Serf75394/
Erff75123/
Gorf75119/
Erpf7545/
Jerf7521/
Gerv7512/
Girf756/
Eirf755/
Gerw754/
Errf752/
Görf751/
Yerf751/
Esrf751/
Eerf751/
Erhf751/
Erfh751/
Erfs751/
Erft751/
Zerfe6719,800/
Greff674,614/
Grefe671,933/
Herft671,402/
Hierf67734/
Djerf67721/
Cherf67638/
Cerff67550/
Herff67486/
Herfs67475/
Garff67379/
Gervė67245/
Gherb67102/
Serff6786/
Gorff6769/
Ghorf6756/
Zerff6744/
Kherf6721/
Erfft6717/
Eiref6714/
Gervø679/
Garfì676/
Giref674/
Gharf673/
Searf673/
Gervs673/
Jerfe673/
Erpff672/
Gerph672/
Sierf672/
Eyref671/
Herfe671/
Herfh671/
Gairf671/
Girff671/
Geerw671/
Erfff671/
Eisrf671/
Gorhf671/
Erwfs671/
Serpf671/
Zehrf671/
Gorpf670/
Erfth670/
Garrf670/
Errft670/

Gerf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerf in the Russian language
Герфgerf-

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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
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  • 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 Gerf
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