Erforth Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Erforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Erforth Last Name Facts

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

Erforth is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Erforth is the 4,116,508th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Erforth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Erforth live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Erforth is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany Erforth is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 87 percent are found, Berlin, where 7 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Denmark, where 9 percent are found.

Erforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Erforth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Erforth surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herforth93750/
Erfourth93167/
Ehrforth931/
Erfort92407/
Herrforth8868/
Erfourths881/
Herfort861,501/
Gerfort8682/
Herfarth8084/
Harforth8041/
Herrfort8038/
Herfordt8036/
Herferth8035/
Hearfort800/
Herforthová781/
Erford77250/
Erfert77123/
Arfort7713/
Erfart776/
Heerfordt7550/
Herrfarth753/
Erfortová751/
Herfert71834/
Herford71777/
Herfortová719/
Harfort715/
Aerford712/
Herfortova711/
Herfart711/
Erfertt710/
Gerford710/
Herrfert671/
Harfarth670/
Herfford670/
Heurford670/
Heirford670/

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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 Erforth
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