Zerfu Surname

40,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zerfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zerfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia13,0391:7,4811,169
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Zerfu (24,169) may also be a first name.

Zerfu Last Name Facts

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

Zerfu is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zerfu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zerfu is the 40,101st most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 556,939 people. Zerfu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zerfu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 32,834th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 24,169 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 13,039 people, or 1 in 7,481. Barring Ethiopia Zerfu is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Zerfu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zerfu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Zerfu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $43,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerfus9160/
Zerfuz9126/
Zerfhu911/
Zierfuß83116/
Zierfus8318/
Zerfuss839/
Zehrfuß837/
Zerfout834/
Serfu802/
Zarfu801/
Zierfuss77108/
Zearfaus7742/
Zehrfuhs7710/
Zehrfuss774/
Zerrfuss771/
Zierfusz771/
Zeirfuss770/
Zearfuss770/
Cerfus7364/
Gerfau7362/
Serfuy7355/
Serfus7330/
Jerfuy7313/
Zirfus739/
Serfou735/
Jerfui733/
Gerfou733/
Gerfus732/
Gerfeu732/
Sherfu732/
Zarfou731/
Zörfus731/
Zearfauss710/
Gerfaud67380/
Djerfuy67294/
Gerfaux6799/
Searfus6746/
Gerffau6743/
Gerfaut6740/
Cerfaux6738/
Tserfus6719/
Djerfui6718/
Jerfuit6715/
Zörfuss678/
Zörfusz678/
Cherfus676/
Sherfui671/
Seerfus670/
Serfaus670/
Serfuss670/

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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 Zerfu
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