Gerfaud Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gerfaud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerfaud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3731:178,07727,761
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Gerfaud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerfaud occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gerfaud.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerfaud? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 754,238th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname Gerfaud is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gerfaud live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Gerfaud is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 178,077. In France Gerfaud is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 63 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Excluding France it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerfau9262/
Gerfaux8699/
Gerffau8643/
Gerfaut8640/
Erfad8382/
Gerfa833/
Gerfault80261/
Guerfoud801/
Guerfa771,598/
Gherfa776/
Erfoud775/
Gorfad775/
Gerfou773/
Gerfas773/
Gerfeu772/
Herfad772/
Gerfus772/
Gerfay771/
Gerfat771/
Gerfoa771/
Garfad770/
Grefau770/
Herfaut7143/
Gherfas7120/
Gerfast7116/
Guerfat711/
Guerfas711/
Serffad711/
Gerfass710/
Grefa6713,499/
Zerfu6713,085/
Zerfa673,612/
Serfa6783/
Gerfo6764/
Irfad6764/
Zearfaus6742/
Erfat6723/
Girfa6712/
Gerfó672/
Serfu672/
Gherfouj671/
Guerfate671/
Cerfa671/
Erfadova671/
Erfut671/

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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 Gerfaud
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