Xerfan Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Xerfan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 190 | 1:1,126,707 | 39,309 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Xerfan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Xerfan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Xerfan is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Xerfan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,206,588th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. Xerfan is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Xerfan are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 97 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 1,126,707. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Pará, where 48 percent are found, São Paulo, where 27 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 18 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xerfaine | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cherfan | 77 | 435 | / |
| Sherfan | 77 | 24 | / |
| Seerfan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Serfane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Serfain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cherfane | 71 | 68 | / |
| Sherfgan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherfant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherfang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheirfan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scherfan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sirfan | 67 | 85 | / |
| Cerfon | 67 | 15 | / |
| Serfon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cherfachin | 63 | 2 | / |
| Suirfan | 62 | 51 | / |
| Cerfont | 62 | 37 | / |
| Shirfan | 62 | 19 | / |
| Sirfaan | 62 | 3 | / |
| Sairfan | 62 | 3 | / |
| Serphan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Serfaim | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cirfang | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cherfon | 62 | 0 | / |
| Shirfaan | 57 | 2 | / |
| Cerffond | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cherfoune | 53 | 12 | / |
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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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- 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 Xerfan
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