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

The surname Herforth is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herforth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 452,572nd most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,716,728 people. Herforth is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Herforth are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 470 people, or 1 in 171,288. In Germany Herforth is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent reside, Berlin, where 18 percent reside and Hesse, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany Herforth occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Denmark, where 9 percent reside.

Herforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herforth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herforth last name expanded 1,221 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herforth last name are 15.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.42% registered to vote for 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herforth
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