Kerfin Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kerfin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kerfin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerfin occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kerfin.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerfin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,943,350th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Kerfin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kerfin are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany it is most numerous in: Berlin, where 57 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent are found and Mexico, where 5 percent are found.

Kerfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kerfin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerfin surname rose 513 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerfin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kerfin are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Kerfin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerfien92162/
Korfin8378/
Karfin8321/
Krefin835/
Cerfin831/
Cherfin770/
Kerfeen770/
Kerffnne711/
Corfin6713/
Crefin6712/
Carfin675/
Cherfen6239/
Kharfen6211/
Karphin621/
Corpfin621/
Corfen501/

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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 Kerfin
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