Erfurt Surname

238,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Erfurt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erfurt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9041:89,05511,217
Russia2851:505,69546,498
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Poland1541:246,81031,280
Kazakhstan391:453,39734,287
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Austria171:500,90847,931
Israel141:611,26042,949
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Erfurt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erfurt (Arabic: ارفورت, Russian: Эрфурт) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erfurt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 238,146th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,327,521 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Erfurt live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 904 people, or 1 in 89,055. In Germany Erfurt is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Beside Germany Erfurt occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Erfurt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Erfurt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Erfurt surname expanded 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erfurt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Erfurt last name is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Erfurt surname are 25.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Erfurt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,884 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erfurth922,195/
Herfurt92189/
Erfurdt9279/
Gerfurt9229/
Ehrfurt9210/
Erfuhrt922/
Herfurth863,669/
Erfourth86167/
Ehrfurth8664/
Herrfurt8617/
Herfuhrt861/
Eurfurth860/
Erfort83407/
Erfurd832/
Eurfur831/
Herfur831/
Herrfurth80317/
Herffurth8048/
D'Erfurth801/
Erfourths801/
Heerfurth801/
Heirfurth800/
Herfort771,501/
Jerfort774/
Ejrefur772/
Herfurtová7514/
Erfurthová757/
Herrfort7138/
Herfordt7136/
Herfurthová712/
Ehrforth711/
Harfurth710/
Hearfort710/
Erford67250/
Herrforth6768/
Heerfordt6750/
Herford62777/
Herfford570/
Heirford570/
Airfor501/

Erfurt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erfurt in the Russian language
Эрфуртerfurt-
Erfurt in the Arabic language
ارفورتarfwrt-

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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 Erfurt
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