Scherfig Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Scherfig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 110 | 1:51,316 | 5,275 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Scherfig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scherfig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scherfig is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scherfig? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,471,719th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Scherfig live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 51,316. In Denmark Scherfig is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 67 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 13 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Denmark this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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Scherfig Reference & Research
Sherfey, Sherfy FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Scherfig
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