Koerfer Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Koerfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koerfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2451:328,59432,651
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Sweden141:703,34052,204
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
France81:8,302,840321,660
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England51:11,143,612252,590
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Koerfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koerfer occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koerfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 830,559th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Koerfer are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Koerfer is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 328,594. In Germany Koerfer is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent reside, Hesse, where 5 percent reside and Bavaria, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 7 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Koerfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Koerfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Koerfer last name expanded 163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koerfer Last Name Statistics demography

Koerfer earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.2% more than the national average, earning $62,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koerffer9338/
Korfer9221/
Kerfer921/
Kerffer862/
Kierfer861/
Korffer861/
Keerfer861/
Körfer771,468/
Kurfer7757/
Kerfir774/
Karfer773/
Korfir771/
Körffer7126/
Karpfer715/
Karfear713/
Korfair712/
Courfer711/
Caerfer710/
Körferová634/
Carfer6218/
Kurfirt571/
Carrfer570/
Carfeer570/

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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
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  • 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 Koerfer
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