Kerfa Surname
Approximately 1,509 people bear this surname
Kerfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,286 | 1:30,040 | 5,496 |
| France | 111 | 1:598,403 | 79,437 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Kerfa (36) may also be a first name.
Kerfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kerfa is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerfa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 260,307th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,829,388 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kerfa live; 85 percent live in North Africa and 85 percent live in Mahgreb. Kerfa is also the 1,717,090th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 36 people.
The surname Kerfa is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is held by 1,286 people, or 1 in 30,040. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 30 percent live, Mila Province, where 27 percent live and Sétif Province, where 21 percent live. Barring Algeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerfah | 91 | 2,992 | / |
| Kerfai | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kherfa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kerfaz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kerfach | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kerffai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kerfahe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kerfass | 83 | 0 | / |
| Karfa | 80 | 7,852 | / |
| Kerfi | 80 | 836 | / |
| Krefa | 80 | 163 | / |
| Korfa | 80 | 88 | / |
| Kirfa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kyrfa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Cerfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kherfach | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kearevfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cherfa | 73 | 2,878 | / |
| Kherfi | 73 | 2,111 | / |
| Kharfa | 73 | 325 | / |
| Kerfes | 73 | 134 | / |
| Korfah | 73 | 80 | / |
| Kırfaz | 73 | 39 | / |
| Karfah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Korffa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kerfeh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kerfod | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kerfey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kerffi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Karfai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Korpfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kreffa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Korfea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kherfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ketrfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karfaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karfau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korfau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kerffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kerfer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kerfot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kerfet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kerfee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kerfouh | 67 | 686 | / |
| Karfeah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kerffer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kherffi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kharfah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keerfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerfout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qerfach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherfaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karrfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerfous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheirfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khairfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerfosh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kerfott | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kerfa
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