Herfst Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Herfst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herfst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3311:51,0198,761
Suriname961:5,7561,347
Canada771:478,51441,057
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Herfst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herfst is found most in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herfst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herfst is the 601,015th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,095,833 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Herfst are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Herfst is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 51,019. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 35 percent reside, North Holland, where 24 percent reside and North Brabant, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.

Herfst Last Name Statistics demography

Herfst earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $50,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herfs91475/
Herbst8358,499/
Harfst83826/
Herffs8324/
Hervst830/
Erfs801/
Herbszt77263/
Herrbst771/
Herbsst771/
Erbst73462/
Herbs7363/
Eurfs731/
Erwfs731/
Hervs731/
Gerfs731/
Erwst731/
Gerbst67174/
Hörbst67136/
Erbszt6723/
Harvst6713/
Herphs6712/
Hearbs671/
Esrfse671/
Jerffs671/
Härbst671/
Hervse670/
Hirbst670/
Herbsh670/

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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 Herfst
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