Herf Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1491:540,30544,986
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
France871:763,48093,619
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
England81:6,964,757184,742
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Herf (19) may also be a first name.

Herf Last Name Facts

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

Herf is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 721,185th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Herf live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

The last name Herf is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 540,305. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and France, where 22 percent reside.

Herf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herf last name rose 1,457 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herf surname are 25.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.41% registered to vote for the political party.

Herf earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.33% more than the national average, earning $73,494 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herft891,402/
Hierf89734/
Cherf89638/
Herff89486/
Herfs89475/
Kherf8921/
Herfe891/
Herfh891/
Erf86173/
Herffs8024/
Cheirf808/
Cherfe803/
Cheurf803/
Kherfe801/
Cherff801/
Herb759,270/
Erfe752,544/
Harf752,304/
Herv75582/
Horf75170/
Erff75123/
Erpf7545/
Jerf7521/
Gerf7512/
Eirf755/
Aerf752/
Errf752/
Ohrf751/
Yhrf751/
Esrf751/
Ahrf751/
Hörf751/
Eerf751/
Erhf751/
Erfh751/
Erfs751/
Erft751/
Jhrf751/
Hyrf751/
Ihrf751/
Cheiref7355/
Cheeref731/
Harff67916/
Harpf67228/
Cherv67194/
Heerw6793/
Cherb6723/
Erfft6717/
Hervø6715/
Eiref6714/
Hajrf6712/
Hearb674/
Khirf673/
Herrb673/
Erpff672/
Aharf672/
Gerff672/
Hervë671/
Erwfs671/
Yhrfh671/
Aerff671/
Aahrf671/
Hervs671/
Eisrf671/
Erfff671/
Eyref671/
Hearw671/
Kherv671/
Haarf670/
Errft670/
Chirf670/
Horff670/
Erfth670/
Hearv670/
Heirb670/
Harrf670/

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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
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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 Herf
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