Zerfas Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Zerfas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zerfas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4891:741,22558,038
Germany881:914,83564,706
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Zerfaş (1) are calculated separately.

Zerfas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zerfas has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Zerfaş. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zerfas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 538,780th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. The surname Zerfas is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Zerfas live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Zerfas is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 489 people, or 1 in 741,225. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 20 percent reside, South Dakota, where 12 percent reside and Colorado, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Zerfas exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Zerfas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zerfas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zerfas last name increased 1,746 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zerfas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zerfas surname are 31.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.76% registered to vote for the party.

Zerfas earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $42,220 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerfaş941/
Zerfass92452/
Zerfahs9236/
Zerfaas921/
Zearfas920/
Zerfa913,612/
Zearfaus8642/
Zearfass860/
Serfas83672/
Zirfas83423/
Zerfaß83391/
Zerfat8383/
Zorfas8360/
Zarfas8360/
Cerfas8337/
Zerfaz8310/
Zerfos837/
Gerfas833/
Zearfauss800/
Serfass771,560/
Zerfoss77345/
Cherfas77119/
Zerface7788/
Zirfass7723/
Zorfass7718/
Gerfast7716/
Cerfass7713/
Tserfas7713/
Zerffaz7712/
Cerfase773/
Zarfass770/
Gerfass770/
Serfasz770/
Serfaus770/
Zerfoos770/
Searfas770/
Serfase770/
Serfa7383/
Zirfa736/
Gerfa733/
Zerfo731/
Zrefa731/
Cerfa731/
Zearfoss71338/
Searfass7194/
Soerfass7117/
Serfasse7112/
Tcherfas717/
Searfaus710/
Cearfass710/
Sarfas67149/
Zarfos6784/
Gerfau6762/
Zirfaß6746/
Serfos6725/
Serfai679/
Serfah671/
Serfay671/
Zerpha671/
Sierfa671/
Gerfat671/
Gerfay671/
Gerfos671/
Zerfei671/
Zerfuo671/
Serfaz671/
Zearffoss670/
Searfauss670/
Zerfey670/
Girfas670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zerfas
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