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 last name Herfer is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herfer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Herfer live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Hispano-North America. Herfer is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 11 people.

The surname Herfer is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 62,063,102. In Mexico Herfer is primarily found in: México, where 50 percent are found and Mexico City, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Mexico Herfer is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Peru, where 17 percent are found.

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
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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 Herfer
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