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) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korfa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,994,173rd most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Korfa are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Korfa is also the 1,107,702nd most numerous first name in the world, held by 76 people.

This surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 64,831. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Gbarpolu County, where 41 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 19 percent reside and Bomi County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.

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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