Herfer Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Herfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Herfer (11) may also be a first name.

Herfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herfer occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Herfer live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

It is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 62,063,102. In Mexico Herfer is most common in: México, where 50 percent reside and Mexico City, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Mexico it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Peru, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herfert92834/
Herpfer9254/
Herferd921/
Hoerfer920/
Erfer9136/
Herfe911/
Herferth8635/
Haerpfer8613/
Cherfert862/
Herrfert861/
Herrferd860/
Erfert83123/
Herfet8350/
Gerfer8343/
Herfeh838/
Ierfer834/
Cherfe833/
Horfer832/
Herfey831/
Harfer831/
Herfie831/
Herfei831/
Kherfe831/
Jerfer831/
Erfe802,544/
Härpfer77117/
Harpfer778/
Cherfie771/
Harffer771/
Harferr770/
Hirfert770/
Cherfey770/
Erfertt770/
Horffer770/
Hearfes770/
Herfi7369/
Herfy7356/
Arfer7324/
Gerfe7319/
Orfer7317/
Herfa736/
Erfey734/
Jerfe733/
Erfre731/
Erfee731/
Erfie731/
Erfei731/
Erfes730/
Choirfer7110/
Cherfi6710,330/
Cherfa672,878/
Kherfi672,111/
Orffer67244/
Iorfer67140/
Orfeur6735/
Cherfy673/
Jerffe671/
Arffer671/
Arfeer671/
Arfeur671/
Țerfea671/
Herfay671/
Heurfi671/
Gerfeh671/
Girfer671/
Jerfey670/

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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 Herfer
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