Zerf Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Zerf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zerf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1741:222,02025,275
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Zimbabwe661:233,91325,760
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
France41:16,605,680368,153
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Zerf Last Name Facts

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

Zerf is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zerf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zerf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 663,740th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 16,122,889 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Zerf are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Zerf is most widespread in Algeria, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 222,020. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Blida Province, where 97 percent are found, Naâma Province, where 2 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Algeria it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found.

Zerf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zerf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 18.94% more than the national average, earning R 282,636 per year and in Canada they earn 12.31% more than the national average, earning $55,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerfe8919,800/
Tzerf89114/
Zerff8944/
Szerf8915/
Zehrf891/
Czerff801/
Zeerwf801/
Cerf753,215/
Serf75394/
Zarf75205/
Zerb75117/
Zref7591/
Šerf7529/
Jerf7521/
Gerf7512/
Zerv752/
Zerw751/
Zyrf751/
Zorf751/
Zirf751/
Zheerwf731/
Zearfss730/
Czerw672,324/
Djerf67721/
Sherf67659/
Cherf67638/
Cerff67550/
Szerb67208/
Serff6786/
Tserf6749/
Cerfe6734/
Zarwf6731/
Serfs6723/
Gerfe6719/
Serfe6717/
Searf673/
Ziref673/
Cerfs673/
Jerfe673/
Zairf672/
Zherb672/
Gerff672/
Sierf672/
Dzarf671/
Serpf671/
Zaarf671/
Gerft671/
Gerfs671/
Cerft670/
Gierf670/

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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 Zerf
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