Korfa Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Korfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia681:64,8315,610
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Korfa (76) may also be a first name.

Korfa Last Name Facts

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

Korfa (Russian: Корфа) has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Korfa.

How Common Is The Last Name Korfa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Korfa occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Korfa reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Korfa is also the 1,107,702nd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 76 people.

Korfa is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 64,831. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Gbarpolu County, where 41 percent live, Montserrado County, where 19 percent live and Bomi County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Liberia Korfa is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Algeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korfah9180/
Korfas9133/
Korffa916/
Kourfa913/
Korpfa912/
Korfau911/
Korfoa911/
Korfea911/
Kourfah831/
Karfa807,852/
Kerfa801,509/
Korfi80347/
Corfa80262/
Korfe80117/
Kurfa808/
Korfo803/
Korfy801/
Kourfach771/
Korfhays770/
Kerfah732,992/
Korvah732,685/
Korfeh73636/
Kharfa73325/
Corfah7332/
Korfee7327/
Korfer7321/
Korfei7321/
Korfes7319/
Kurfai7317/
Korfii7316/
Kurfau7314/
Corfas7314/
Khorfi7314/
Korfey7312/
Karfas7310/
Kerfai739/
Karfah737/
Korfie732/
Karfai732/
Kherfa731/
Korfed731/
Karfaz731/
Kourfi731/
Korfos731/
Hcorfa731/
Karfad731/
Corfea731/
Korfou731/
Korffo731/
Korffi731/
Karffa731/
Corrfa731/
Karfau731/
Korpha731/
Karfaa731/
Korffeh6719/
Korfist6715/
Karfeah6710/
Khorfei677/
Karfahe673/
Kharfah672/
Korffer671/
Korfhee671/
Kourfed671/
Gkorfis671/
Corrfai671/
Karrfah671/
Kerffai671/
Khourfi671/
Kourfos671/

Korfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korfa in the Russian language
Корфаkorfa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korfa
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