Körfer Surname

266,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Körfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Körfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4641:54,9907,137
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Korfer (21) are calculated separately.

Körfer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Körfer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Korfer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Körfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 266,307th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,964,268 people. The surname Körfer is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Körfer reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,464 people, or 1 in 54,990. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found and Hesse, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany Körfer occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korfer9421/
Körffer9226/
Karfer833/
Kerfer831/
Körferová804/
Koerfer77333/
Karpfer775/
Karfear773/
Kerffer772/
Korffer771/
Keerfer771/
Karfe731,160/
Korfe73117/
Körfi7320/
Kerfe731/
Koerffer7138/
Korfeh67636/
Korfee6727/
Korfei6721/
Carfer6718/
Korfey6712/
Karfee677/
Kerfeh675/
Kerfir674/
Karfeh673/
Karfey672/
Korfie672/
Kerfey672/
Kharfe671/
Kherfe671/
Korfir671/
Korfea671/
Karfie671/
Karffe671/
Kerffe671/
Kerfee670/

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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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  • 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 Körfer
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