Gerfas Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gerfas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerfas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gerfas (46) may also be a first name.

Gerfas Last Name Facts

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

Gerfas is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gerfas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerfas? popularity and diffusion

Gerfas is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Gerfas is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Gerfas reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 46 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most common in: Lindi Region, where 50 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Gerfas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerfas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerfas surname contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gherfas9220/
Gerfast9216/
Guerfas921/
Gerfass920/
Gerfa913/
Erfas912/
Guerfa831,598/
Serfas83672/
Zerfas83597/
Gerfau8362/
Cerfas8337/
Erfass8317/
Garfas839/
Gherfa836/
Grefas834/
Gorfas831/
Gerfat831/
Gerfay831/
Gerfoa831/
Gerfos831/
Herfas831/
Girfas830/
Serfass771,560/
Zerfass77452/
Gerfaud77380/
Cherfas77119/
Gerfaux7799/
Gerffau7743/
Gerfaut7740/
Zerfahs7736/
Cerfass7713/
Garfass771/
Zerfaas771/
Garfais771/
Gerphas771/
Herfass771/
Guerfat771/
Yerfass770/
Garfeas770/
Searfas770/
Serfasz770/
Serfaus770/
Zearfas770/
Grefa7313,499/
Zerfa733,612/
Serfa7383/
Gerfo7364/
Girfa7312/
Erfaz733/
Irfas733/
Gerfó732/
Cerfa731/
Gerfault71261/
Searfass7194/
Zearfaus7142/
Zearfass710/
Cearfass710/
Searfaus710/
Greffa67511/
Zirfas67423/
Zerfaß67391/
Zerfat6783/
Gerffo6729/
Serfos6725/
Zerfaz6710/
Serfai679/
Zerfos677/
Garfos674/
Gerfou673/
Gerfeu672/
Grefos672/
Guerfache672/
Guerfo671/
Serfaz671/
Erphas671/
Grefaa671/
Serfay671/
Sierfa671/
Guirfa671/
Serfah671/
Zerfaş671/
Grefau670/
Searfauss670/
Zearfauss670/

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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 Gerfas
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