Herfordt Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Herfordt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Herfordt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herfordt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Herfordt occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Herfordt? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Herfordt is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Herfordt reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,596,950. In Germany Herfordt is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 35 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Germany Herfordt occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Herfordt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Herfordt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Herfordt surname contracted 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heerfordt | 94 | 50 | / |
| Herfort | 93 | 1,501 | / |
| Herford | 93 | 777 | / |
| Herforth | 88 | 750 | / |
| Herrfort | 88 | 38 | / |
| Hearfort | 88 | 0 | / |
| Herfford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Heurford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Heirford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Erfort | 86 | 407 | / |
| Erford | 86 | 250 | / |
| Herrforth | 82 | 68 | / |
| Harford | 80 | 6,712 | / |
| Herfert | 80 | 834 | / |
| Herfurt | 80 | 189 | / |
| Gerfort | 80 | 82 | / |
| Erfurdt | 80 | 79 | / |
| Horford | 80 | 47 | / |
| Erforth | 80 | 23 | / |
| Harfort | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jerfort | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aerford | 80 | 2 | / |
| Herfart | 80 | 1 | / |
| Herferd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gerford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Herrfahrdt | 78 | 13 | / |
| Herfortová | 78 | 9 | / |
| Herfortova | 78 | 1 | / |
| Herfordová | 78 | 1 | / |
| Herfurth | 75 | 3,669 | / |
| Erfourth | 75 | 167 | / |
| Herfarth | 75 | 84 | / |
| Hairford | 75 | 55 | / |
| Harforth | 75 | 41 | / |
| Herferth | 75 | 35 | / |
| Herrfurt | 75 | 17 | / |
| Harfford | 75 | 15 | / |
| Harpford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cherfour | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herfuhrt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herrfert | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haarford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ehrforth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herrferd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Herforthová | 74 | 1 | / |
| Orford | 71 | 2,928 | / |
| Erfurt | 71 | 1,684 | / |
| Arford | 71 | 335 | / |
| Herrfurth | 71 | 317 | / |
| Erfert | 71 | 123 | / |
| Herffurth | 71 | 48 | / |
| Arfort | 71 | 13 | / |
| Erfart | 71 | 6 | / |
| Herrfarth | 71 | 3 | / |
| Herfar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Erfurd | 71 | 2 | / |
| Erfortová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erfourths | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herrfahrt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heerfurth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heirfurth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Erfard | 71 | 0 | / |
| Erfurth | 67 | 2,195 | / |
| Gerfurt | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ehrfurt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Orfford | 67 | 8 | / |
| Horfart | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erfuhrt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orrford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arfford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Erfertt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Harfard | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Herfordt
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