Herefoss Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Herefoss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herefoss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway231:223,57824,793
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Herefoss Last Name Facts

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

Herefoss is found most frequently in Norway. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Herefoss.

How Common Is The Last Name Herefoss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Herefoss are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 223,578. In Norway Herefoss is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 52 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 43 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 4 percent are found. Not including Norway this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Herefoss Last Name Statistics demography

Herefoss earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 23.95% less than the national average, earning 263,192 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herrefoss9441/
Herrefos888/
Herefo861/
Herefod801/
Erefo7721/
Cherefou751/
Herefoot750/
Erefou711/
Gerefo711/
Cherefa673/
Errefas671/
Erieffo671/

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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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  • 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 Herefoss
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