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

The last name Herf occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Herf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 721,185th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Herf are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 540,305. In Germany Herf is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and France, where 22 percent live.

Herf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herf last name expanded 1,457 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herf last name are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.41% registered with the 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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