Herfen Surname
2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany
Herfen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 82 | 1:981,774 | 68,040 |
Herfen (14) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherfen | 92 | 39 | / |
| Erfen | 91 | 124 | / |
| Herfn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gerfen | 83 | 764 | / |
| Erfenk | 83 | 19 | / |
| Harfen | 83 | 12 | / |
| Herfin | 83 | 11 | / |
| Horfen | 83 | 2 | / |
| Erfeng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heurfin | 77 | 20 | / |
| Harffen | 77 | 17 | / |
| Cherfem | 77 | 12 | / |
| Harfeen | 77 | 11 | / |
| Aerfeen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cherfin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Erfin | 73 | 260 | / |
| Arfen | 73 | 18 | / |
| Irfen | 73 | 6 | / |
| Erfem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horfn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Herfinth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Arfeen | 67 | 3,903 | / |
| Erfina | 67 | 931 | / |
| Gerfin | 67 | 216 | / |
| Harfin | 67 | 190 | / |
| Đerfin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aarfen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arfien | 67 | 5 | / |
| Irfeen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Irfaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jerfin | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Herfen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis