Herforth Surname

452,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Herforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4701:171,28820,150
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Denmark651:86,8428,367
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Herforth Last Name Facts

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

Herforth is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herforth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 452,572nd most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,716,728 people. The last name Herforth is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Herforth live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Herforth is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 470 people, or 1 in 171,288. In Germany Herforth is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live, Berlin, where 18 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Denmark, where 9 percent live.

Herforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herforth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herforth surname rose 1,221 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herforth surname are 15.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.42% being registered with the party.

Herforth earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.95% more than the national average, earning $53,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herrforth9468/
Herfort931,501/
Erforth9323/
Erfourth88167/
Herfarth8884/
Harforth8841/
Herrfort8838/
Herfordt8836/
Herferth8835/
Ehrforth881/
Hearfort880/
Erfort86407/
Herforthová841/
Heerfordt8250/
Herrfarth823/
Erfourths821/
Herfert80834/
Herford80777/
Gerfort8082/
Harfort805/
Jerfort804/
Herfart801/
Herfortová789/
Herfortova781/
Herrfert751/
Heurford750/
Heirford750/
Harfarth750/
Herfford750/
Erford71250/
Erfert71123/
Arfort7113/
Erfart716/
Erfortová711/
Herrfahrt711/
Harford676,712/
Horford6747/
Herrfahrdt6713/
Horfart674/
Aerford672/
Herfordová671/
Herferd671/
Gerford670/
Erfertt670/

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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 Herforth
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