Sherfu Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sherfu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sherfu (8) may also be a first name.
Sherfu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherfu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sherfu occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherfu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sherfu are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sherfu is also the 4,213,784th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 8 people.
This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 97,546,262. Beside Ethiopia Sherfu exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherfui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Serfu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sharfu | 83 | 104 | / |
| Serfuy | 83 | 55 | / |
| Serfus | 83 | 30 | / |
| Serfou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sherffeus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Searfus | 77 | 46 | / |
| Cherfus | 77 | 6 | / |
| Serfaus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Serfuss | 77 | 0 | / |
| Seerfus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zerfu | 73 | 13,085 | / |
| Sarfu | 73 | 47 | / |
| Sorfu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cherfouh | 71 | 450 | / |
| Searfuss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Searfous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Searfaus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cerfus | 67 | 64 | / |
| Sirfus | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sirfou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sarfui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zerfhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsirfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Searfauss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scherphuis | 63 | 38 | / |
| Cerfaux | 62 | 38 | / |
| Sarfouh | 62 | 3 | / |
| Sharphu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sarphu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Cirfus | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Sherfu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis