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 surname Kerfah occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kerfah.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerfah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 147,887th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,435,677 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 2,903 people, or 1 in 13,307. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Aïn Defla Province, where 54 percent live, Tipasa Province, where 16 percent live and Relizane Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Algeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent live and Liberia, where 0 percent live.
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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