Kurfa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kurfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kurfa (54) may also be a first name.
Kurfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kurfa (Hindi: कुरफा) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurfa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kurfa are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kurfa is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 54 people.
It is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 13 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurfai | 91 | 17 | / |
| Kurfau | 91 | 14 | / |
| Kourfa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kourfah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kurfi | 80 | 165 | / |
| Korfa | 80 | 88 | / |
| Kirfa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kurfo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kourfach | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurfis | 73 | 161 | / |
| Kurfiß | 73 | 86 | / |
| Kurfer | 73 | 57 | / |
| Kurfeß | 73 | 45 | / |
| Kurfiš | 73 | 24 | / |
| Korffa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Korpfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cuerfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kourfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korfau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kurfuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korfoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korfea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khurfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaurfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kurfes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cheurfa | 67 | 3,482 | / |
| Kurfess | 67 | 314 | / |
| Kurfiss | 67 | 183 | / |
| Kurfehs | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kurfist | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kurfeyz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kourfos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khourfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kourfed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurfoot | 67 | 1 | / |
Kurfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurfa in the Hindi language | ||
| कुरफा | kurapha | - |
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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 Kurfa
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