Gerfas Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gerfas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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
The last name Gerfas is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gerfas.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerfas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name 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 prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 46 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 50 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 50 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Gerfas occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Gerfas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gerfas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gherfas | 92 | 20 | / |
| Gerfast | 92 | 16 | / |
| Guerfas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gerfass | 92 | 0 | / |
| Gerfa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Erfas | 91 | 2 | / |
| Guerfa | 83 | 1,598 | / |
| Serfas | 83 | 672 | / |
| Zerfas | 83 | 597 | / |
| Gerfau | 83 | 62 | / |
| Cerfas | 83 | 37 | / |
| Erfass | 83 | 17 | / |
| Garfas | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gherfa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Grefas | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gorfas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gerfat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gerfay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gerfoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gerfos | 83 | 1 | / |
| Herfas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Girfas | 83 | 0 | / |
| Serfass | 77 | 1,560 | / |
| Zerfass | 77 | 452 | / |
| Gerfaud | 77 | 380 | / |
| Cherfas | 77 | 119 | / |
| Gerfaux | 77 | 99 | / |
| Gerffau | 77 | 43 | / |
| Gerfaut | 77 | 40 | / |
| Zerfahs | 77 | 36 | / |
| Cerfass | 77 | 13 | / |
| Garfass | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zerfaas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garfais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerphas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herfass | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guerfat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yerfass | 77 | 0 | / |
| Garfeas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Searfas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Serfasz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Serfaus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zearfas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Grefa | 73 | 13,499 | / |
| Zerfa | 73 | 3,612 | / |
| Serfa | 73 | 83 | / |
| Gerfo | 73 | 64 | / |
| Girfa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Erfaz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Irfas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gerfó | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cerfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerfault | 71 | 261 | / |
| Searfass | 71 | 94 | / |
| Zearfaus | 71 | 42 | / |
| Zearfass | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cearfass | 71 | 0 | / |
| Searfaus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Greffa | 67 | 511 | / |
| Zirfas | 67 | 423 | / |
| Zerfaß | 67 | 391 | / |
| Zerfat | 67 | 83 | / |
| Gerffo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Serfos | 67 | 25 | / |
| Zerfaz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Serfai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zerfos | 67 | 7 | / |
| Garfos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gerfou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gerfeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grefos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guerfache | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guerfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serfaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erphas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grefaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serfay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sierfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guirfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zerfaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grefau | 67 | 0 | / |
| Searfauss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zearfauss | 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 Gerfas
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