Erfmann Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Erfmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erfmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1451:555,21045,787
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Erfmann Last Name Facts

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

Erfmann is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erfmann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 912,827th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Erfmann reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 555,210. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside and Berlin, where 7 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Erfmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Erfmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Erfmann surname decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erfmann Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Erfmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1362.52% more than the national average, earning R 3,475,500 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herfmann931/
Erfman92168/
Arfmann86272/
Eurfman860/
Harfmann80650/
Arffmann8024/
Gerfhman803/
Herffman800/
Arfman77416/
Horffmann751/
Arffman71488/
Harfman71190/
Horfman713/
Harffman6711/
Harfhman670/

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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 Erfmann
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