Zerfa Surname

125,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Algeria

Zerfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zerfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Algeria1,6011:24,1304,395
France591:1,125,809120,603
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Zerfa (6,445) may also be a first name.

Zerfa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zerfa is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zerfa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 125,918th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,017,593 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zerfa reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Zerfa is also the 81,835th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 6,445 people.

The surname Zerfa is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Not including Ethiopia Zerfa occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 44 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Zerfa Last Name Statistics demography

Zerfa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerfas91597/
Zerfaß91391/
Zerfat9183/
Zerfaz9110/
Zerfaş911/
Tzerfa911/
Zerfass83452/
Zerfahs8336/
Zerffaz8312/
Zerfaas831/
Zearfas830/
Zerfe8019,800/
Zorfa80335/
Zerfi80166/
Serfa8083/
Zarfa8030/
Zirfa806/
Gerfa803/
Zerfo801/
Zrefa801/
Cerfa801/
Zearfaus7742/
Zearfass770/
Zerfie7312,395/
Cherfa732,878/
Sherfa731,880/
Serfas73672/
Zirfas73423/
Gerfau7362/
Zirfaß7346/
Cerfas7337/
Serfat7334/
Serfai739/
Zerfos737/
Gerfas733/
Zharfa733/
Zarfah732/
Ţerfea731/
Sierfa731/
Serfah731/
Gerfat731/
Gerfay731/
Zerfee731/
Zerfei731/
Zerfuo731/
Serfaz731/
Serfay731/
Zerpha731/
Zahrfa731/
Zerfes731/
Serfap730/
Zerfey730/
Zerfis730/
Zearfauss710/
Serfass671,560/
Gerfaud67380/
Zerfoss67345/
Cherfas67119/
Gerfaux6799/
Cserfai6750/
Gerffau6743/
Gerfaut6740/
Cerfaux6738/
Zirfass6723/
Gerfast6716/
Tserfas6713/
Cerfass6713/
Zerfout674/
Sherfat674/
Sherfad673/
Cheirfa671/
Serfaiz671/
Cherfaa671/
Serffad671/
Serfeaz671/
Djerfat671/
Zerfoos670/
Serfaus670/
Serfasz670/
Gerfass670/
Searfas670/
Sherfay670/
Sherffa670/

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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 Zerfa
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