Kirf Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Kirf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 102 | 1:789,269 | 58,234 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Kirf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kirf (Russian: Кирф) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,718,748th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Kirf is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kirf live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 789,269. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saarland, where 41 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 25 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirfe | 89 | 8 | / |
| Kirfs | 89 | 4 | / |
| Khirf | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kirff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kerf | 75 | 655 | / |
| Kärf | 75 | 40 | / |
| Kyrf | 75 | 34 | / |
| Kirw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kurf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kjrf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kref | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kirv | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kreff | 67 | 449 | / |
| Kerfs | 67 | 238 | / |
| Kerff | 67 | 211 | / |
| Kerpf | 67 | 38 | / |
| Krepf | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kherf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kerft | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kürff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kärpf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khirv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khurf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kairb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerfh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Krefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gkref | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kirvs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kairv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kurff | 67 | 0 | / |
Kirf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kirf in the Russian language | ||
| Кирф | kirf | - |
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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 Kirf
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