Zerefu Surname

292,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zerefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zerefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Zerefu (2,315) may also be a first name.

Zerefu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zerefu is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Zerefu.

How Common Is The Last Name Zerefu? popularity and diffusion

Zerefu is the 292,450th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,575,781 people. The surname Zerefu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zerefu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 154,754th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 2,315 people.

The surname Zerefu is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Other than Ethiopia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Zerefu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zerefu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Zerefu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning $36,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerefou929/
Tzerefou86140/
Zerifu8310/
Serefu833/
Sherefu7736/
Serefou7712/
Gerefau771/
Tserefou711/
Cherefou711/
Zarafu67270/
Serifu67161/
Sarefu6752/
Zarifu677/
Sirefu671/
Šerifu671/

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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 Zerefu
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