Gerfin Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gerfin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Gerfin (10) may also be a first name.

Gerfin Last Name Facts

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

Gerfin (Russian: Герфин) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerfin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,121,821st most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Gerfin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Gerfin reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The surname Gerfin is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 1,897,691. In The United States Gerfin is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 4 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Gerfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerfin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 516 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerfin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerfin surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered with the party.

Gerfin earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $44,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guerfin922/
Gerffin920/
Erfin91260/
Garfin831,787/
Erfina83931/
Gerfen83764/
Gorfin8392/
Serfin8392/
Zerfin8331/
Grefin8323/
Herfin8311/
Đerfin838/
Cerfin831/
Jerfin831/
Girfin830/
Greffin771,009/
Zerfing7790/
Gorfien7730/
Heurfin7720/
Girffin7719/
Zerfina7712/
Garfien7710/
Searfin773/
Gharfin772/
Djerfin772/
Gorrfin771/
Gorffin770/
Jerfing770/
Cherfin770/
Garffin770/
Zerfink770/
Erfen73124/
Irfin738/
Grefn733/
Erfim731/
Herfn731/
Herfinth710/
Grefen67440/
Herfen6782/
Gorrfn6738/
Garfen6735/
Erfenk6719/
Irfina676/
Airfin671/
Erfeng671/
Gorfen671/
Serfín671/
Sirfin671/
Yorfin671/
Gerfem671/

Gerfin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerfin in the Russian language
Герфинgerfin-

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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 Gerfin
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