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
Gerfas is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerfas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Gerfas occurs predominantly 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 widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 46 people.
Gerfas is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Gerfas is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 50 percent live and Manyara Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Gerfas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gerfas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 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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