Erforth Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Erforth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Erforth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erforth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Erforth is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Erforth? popularity and diffusion
Erforth is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Erforth live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Erforth is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany Erforth is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 87 percent are found, Berlin, where 7 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Germany Erforth occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Denmark, where 9 percent are found.
Erforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Erforth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herforth | 93 | 750 | / |
| Erfourth | 93 | 167 | / |
| Ehrforth | 93 | 1 | / |
| Erfort | 92 | 407 | / |
| Herrforth | 88 | 68 | / |
| Erfourths | 88 | 1 | / |
| Herfort | 86 | 1,501 | / |
| Gerfort | 86 | 82 | / |
| Herfarth | 80 | 84 | / |
| Harforth | 80 | 41 | / |
| Herrfort | 80 | 38 | / |
| Herfordt | 80 | 36 | / |
| Herferth | 80 | 35 | / |
| Hearfort | 80 | 0 | / |
| Herforthová | 78 | 1 | / |
| Erford | 77 | 250 | / |
| Erfert | 77 | 123 | / |
| Arfort | 77 | 13 | / |
| Erfart | 77 | 6 | / |
| Heerfordt | 75 | 50 | / |
| Herrfarth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Erfortová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herfert | 71 | 834 | / |
| Herford | 71 | 777 | / |
| Herfortová | 71 | 9 | / |
| Harfort | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aerford | 71 | 2 | / |
| Herfortova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herfart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erfertt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gerford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Herrfert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harfarth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Herfford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heurford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heirford | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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