Kerfs Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Kerfs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerfs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1831:62,82310,104
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kerfs Last Name Facts

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

Kerfs is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kerfs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerfs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerfs is the 1,052,587th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. Kerfs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kerfs are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 62,823. In Belgium Kerfs is most common in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 10 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Kerfs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kerfs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerfs last name grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerf89655/
Kerff80211/
Karfs8047/
Kerpf8038/
Kerws8026/
Kherf8021/
Kirfs804/
Kerft804/
Cerfs803/
Krefs802/
Kerfh802/
Kerfe801/
Kervs801/
Korfs801/
Keerbs7331/
Kherfe731/
Kerbsz731/
Korffs731/
Kierfz731/
Kerffe731/
Kearws731/
Krefse730/
Cerf673,215/
Kirf67113/
Kerv6784/
Kärf6740/
Kyrf6734/
Kjrf673/
Kref673/
Kerw672/

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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 Kerfs
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