Herft Surname

276,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Herft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0231:20,3412,776
Australia2381:113,42712,604
England421:1,326,62059,571
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
India121:63,922,115578,870
Norway71:734,61250,907
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Herft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herft is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 276,555th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,197,964 people. The surname Herft is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Herft reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Herft is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Outside of Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Herft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Herft last name expanded 560 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Herft are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herft earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.8% less than the national average, earning 287,932 kr per year; in United States they earn 53.16% more than the national average, earning $66,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning $46,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herfts911/
Herftz910/
Herf89404/
Erft891/
Hierf80734/
Cherf80638/
Herff80486/
Herfs80475/
Kherf8021/
Erfft8017/
Herbt809/
Harft801/
Herfe801/
Herfh801/
Gerft801/
Erfth800/
Horft800/
Errft800/
Erf75173/
Herffs7324/
Cheirf738/
Cheurf733/
Cherfe733/
Chervt731/
Cherff731/
Kherfe731/
Harfft730/
Herb679,270/
Erfe672,544/
Herv67582/
Arft67373/
Erff67123/
Cheiref6755/
Erpf6745/
Jerf6721/
Gerf6712/
Eirf675/
Orft673/
Errf672/
Yhrf671/
Ervt671/
Esrf671/
Cheeref671/
Hyrf671/
Eerf671/
Erhf671/
Erfh671/
Erfs671/
Jhrf671/
Ihrf671/

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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 Herft
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