Herff Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3041:264,82128,272
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
France241:2,767,613196,808
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Herff (23) may also be a first name.

Herff Last Name Facts

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

Herff occurs most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herff is the 629,292nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. The surname Herff is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Herff are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 264,821. In Germany Herff is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 93 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 2 percent reside and Hesse, where 2 percent reside. Other than Germany Herff occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Herff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Herff surname grew 595 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Herff are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

Herff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herffs9124/
Cherff911/
Herf89404/
Erff89123/
Herft801,402/
Harff80916/
Hierf80734/
Cherf80638/
Herfs80475/
Kherf8021/
Erfft8017/
Erpff802/
Gerff802/
Aerff801/
Herfh801/
Herfe801/
Erfff801/
Horff800/
Erf75173/
Cheirf738/
Cheurf733/
Cherfe733/
Kherfe731/
Harrff731/
Herb679,270/
Erfe672,544/
Harf672,304/
Herv67582/
Orff67353/
Arff67254/
Horf67170/
Cheiref6755/
Erpf6745/
Jerf6721/
Gerf6712/
Eirf675/
Errf672/
Aerf672/
Cheeref671/
Hörf671/
Ahrf671/
Esrf671/
Ihrf671/
Ohrf671/
Yhrf671/
Eerf671/
Erhf671/
Erfh671/
Erfs671/
Erft671/
Jhrf671/
Jrff671/
Hyrf671/

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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
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  • 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 Herff
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