Kerfah Surname
Approximately 2,992 people bear this surname
Kerfah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,903 | 1:13,307 | 2,368 |
| France | 88 | 1:754,804 | 92,996 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Kerfah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerfah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kerfah is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerfah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 147,887th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,435,677 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kerfah live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb.
The surname Kerfah is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 2,903 people, or 1 in 13,307. In Algeria Kerfah is primarily found in: Aïn Defla Province, where 54 percent reside, Tipasa Province, where 16 percent reside and Relizane Province, where 8 percent reside. Besides Algeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent reside and Liberia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerfach | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kerfahe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kerfa | 91 | 1,509 | / |
| Kherfach | 86 | 1 | / |
| Korfah | 83 | 80 | / |
| Kerfai | 83 | 9 | / |
| Karfah | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kherfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kerfaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kerfouh | 77 | 686 | / |
| Karfeah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kharfah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kerffai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qerfach | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karrfah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kerfass | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kerfosh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Karfa | 73 | 7,852 | / |
| Krefa | 73 | 163 | / |
| Korfa | 73 | 88 | / |
| Kirfa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kyrfa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Cerfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kearevfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherfa | 67 | 2,878 | / |
| Korvah | 67 | 2,685 | / |
| Kharfa | 67 | 325 | / |
| Karvah | 67 | 302 | / |
| Kırfaz | 67 | 39 | / |
| Corfah | 67 | 32 | / |
| Korffa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qarfah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Karfai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korpfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerfod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerfey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kreffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kherfouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korfea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerfot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karfaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kerfah
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