Gherfa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gherfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Gherfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gherfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gherfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺮﻓﻪ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gherfa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gherfa live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Mahgreb.
Gherfa is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 12,877,184. Aside from Algeria Gherfa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 33 percent live and Libya, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gherfas | 92 | 20 | / |
| Gerfa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Guerfa | 83 | 1,598 | / |
| Ghorfa | 83 | 575 | / |
| Gherfi | 83 | 80 | / |
| Gerfau | 83 | 62 | / |
| Gharfa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gerfas | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gerfay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gerfat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gerfoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gerfaud | 77 | 380 | / |
| Gerfaux | 77 | 99 | / |
| Gerffau | 77 | 43 | / |
| Gerfaut | 77 | 40 | / |
| Gerfast | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gharfah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Guerfas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghorfah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guerfat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerfass | 77 | 0 | / |
| Grefa | 73 | 13,499 | / |
| Garfa | 73 | 72 | / |
| Gerfo | 73 | 64 | / |
| Gerfi | 73 | 28 | / |
| Gerfy | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gerfe | 73 | 19 | / |
| Girfa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gorfa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gerfó | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gherfouj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guerfi | 67 | 18,731 | / |
| Greffa | 67 | 511 | / |
| Gerőfi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Guerfe | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gerfer | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gerffo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gerőfy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gerfou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Garfau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goerfo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gerfeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garfai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guerfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garfaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garfea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerfeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerfes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grefaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guirfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerfos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grefau | 67 | 0 | / |
| Girfas | 67 | 0 | / |
Gherfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gherfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺮﻓﻪ | qrfh | - |
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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 Gherfa
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