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 last name Kerf is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kerf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 501,935th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,126,024 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Kerf reside; 47 percent reside in North Africa and 47 percent reside in Mahgreb. Kerf is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Without taking into account Morocco Kerf occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Kerf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kerf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerf last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kerf last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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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