Zerfaoui Surname
Approximately 3,608 people bear this surname
Zerfaoui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3,356 | 1:11,511 | 2,018 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Zerfaoui (45) may also be a first name.
Zerfaoui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zerfaoui Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zerfaoui is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zerfaoui.
How Common Is The Last Name Zerfaoui? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zerfaoui is the 126,057th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,019,830 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zerfaoui live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent forename in the world, held by 45 people.
It is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 3,356 people, or 1 in 11,511. In Algeria it is most common in: Oran Province, where 35 percent are found, Tébessa Province, where 29 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 17 percent are found. Beside Algeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 6 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serfaoui | 88 | 4 | / |
| Jerfaoui | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cerfaoui | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cherfaoui | 82 | 14,695 | / |
| Djerfaoui | 82 | 66 | / |
| Cherfaouii | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cherfaouui | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cherfaoyui | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sirfaoui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cherfoaui | 71 | 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 Zerfaoui
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