Kerfi Surname

416,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kerfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6191:62,41010,346
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
France341:1,953,609166,012
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kerfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerfi (Russian: Керфи) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerfi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 416,195th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,717,160 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kerfi are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb.

It is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 619 people, or 1 in 62,410. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 25 percent reside, Boumerdès Province, where 20 percent reside and Blida Province, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Algeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 20 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kherfi912,111/
Kerfai919/
Kerffi912/
Ketrfi911/
Kherffi832/
Kerffai831/
Kerfa801,509/
Karfi801,275/
Korfi80347/
Kirfi80115/
Körfi8020/
Krefi801/
Kerfe801/
Kheirfih7710/
Kearfoit771/
Cherfi7310,330/
Kharfi73783/
Kerfes73134/
Kirfiz7325/
Korfei7321/
Khorfi7314/
Kerfeh735/
Korfie732/
Kerfey732/
Karfai732/
Karfie731/
Kherfe731/
Korffi731/
Kherfa731/
Kerffe731/
Kerfer731/
Kerfet730/
Kerfee730/
Khorfei677/
Cherffi676/
Kharfei674/
Kerffer672/
Keerfer671/
Chehrfi671/
Cherfii671/
Kharffi671/
Karfieh671/
Karffie671/

Kerfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerfi in the Russian language
Керфиkerfi-

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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 Kerfi
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