Kerf Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Belgium

Kerf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Belgium2791:41,2076,749
United States451:8,054,643356,745
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kerf (12) may also be a first name.

Kerf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerf occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 501,935th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. The surname Kerf is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Kerf live; 47 percent live in North Africa and 47 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

Kerf is most widely held in Morocco, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Beside Morocco this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 43 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Kerf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerf surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kerf last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kerf earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $41,823 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerfs89238/
Kerff89211/
Kerpf8938/
Kherf8921/
Kerft894/
Koerf893/
Kerfh892/
Kerfe891/
Kaerf891/
Kherfe801/
Kerffe801/
Korf755,887/
Cerf753,215/
Kirf75113/
Karf75106/
Kerv7584/
Kärf7540/
Kyrf7534/
Kjrf753/
Kref753/
Kerw752/
Korff675,845/
Karpf672,719/
Cherf67638/
Cerff67550/
Kreff67449/
Karff6737/
Kerws6726/
Krepf6724/
Kharf6722/
Koerv6712/
Kirfe678/
Kirfs674/
Khorf674/
Keerw673/
Khirf673/
Kärpf673/
Kohrf672/
Gkref672/
Krefe672/
Kervs671/
Kerph671/
Kherv671/
Keerb671/
Kirff671/
Kervė671/
Qerrf671/

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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 Kerf
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