Erfert Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Erfert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erfert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Erfert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erfert is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erfert? popularity and diffusion

The last name Erfert is the 1,628,521st most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Erfert are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Erfert is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 1,219,780. In Germany Erfert is most frequent in: Hesse, where 29 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live and Hamburg, where 21 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.

Erfert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Erfert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Erfert last name rose 431 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erfert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Erfert last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% registered with the party.

Erfert earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.17% more than the national average, earning $57,030 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herfert92834/
Gerfert9212/
Erfertt920/
Erfer9136/
Herferth8635/
Herrfert861/
Erfort83407/
Arfert83124/
Gerfer8343/
Orfert8339/
Erfart836/
Herfer836/
Ierfer834/
Herfort771,501/
Harfert77102/
Herpfer7754/
Erforth7723/
Horfert772/
Herferd771/
Herfart771/
Hirfert770/
Herfertová755/
Erfre731/
Herforth71750/
Herfarth7184/
Herrfort7138/
Herfordt7136/
Harffert7119/
Ehrforth711/
Herrferd710/
Hearfort710/
Erford67250/
Iorfer67140/
Herrforth6768/
Heerfordt6750/
Arfort6713/
Herrfarth673/
Herrfahrt671/
Girfer671/
Erfard670/

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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 Erfert
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