Herfel Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Herfel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herfel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4491:807,25862,140
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Herfel (13) may also be a first name.

Herfel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herfel occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herfel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 608,234th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Herfel live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Herfel is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 807,258. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nevada, where 24 percent are found, Maryland, where 8 percent are found and Iowa, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Herfel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herfel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herfel last name grew 1,069 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herfel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Herfel are 42.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 89.09% being registered with the political party.

Herfel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.27% more than the national average, earning $46,284 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herfeld92200/
Herfelt9232/
Herzfel923/
Erfel911/
Herfeldt8668/
Herrfeld8636/
Heirfeld8616/
Herfelth860/
Erfelt8316/
Jerfel8315/
Hirfel8315/
Erfeld8310/
Herføl836/
Gerfel833/
Harfel832/
Horfel831/
Erfiel831/
Herrfeldt8049/
Ihrfelt7729/
Öhrfelt7728/
Erfeldt7718/
Hörfelt777/
Harfiel776/
Hirfeld772/
Hirffel771/
Harfell771/
Arfel7377/
Orfel7321/
Irfel7311/
Öhrfeldt7126/
Eirfeldt7112/
Ehrfeldt717/
Ihrfeldt714/
Harfil6789/
Erfält676/
Irfelt672/
Yrfelt672/
Esrfil671/
Arfiel671/
Irfael671/

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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 Herfel
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