Herfurt Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herfurt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herfurt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1241:649,23850,829
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Herfurt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herfurt is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herfurt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herfurt is the 1,231,034th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Herfurt are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 649,238. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 28 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Poland, where 6 percent are found.

Herfurt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herfurt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herfurt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Herfurt are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Herfurt earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herfurth933,669/
Herrfurt9317/
Herfuhrt931/
Erfurt921,684/
Herfur921/
Herrfurth88317/
Herffurth8848/
Heerfurth881/
Heirfurth880/
Erfurth862,195/
Herfort861,501/
Erfurdt8679/
Gerfurt8629/
Ehrfurt8610/
Erfuhrt862/
Herfurtová8214/
Erfourth80167/
Ehrfurth8064/
Herrfort8038/
Herfordt8036/
Cherfour801/
Eurfurth800/
Harfurth800/
Hearfort800/
Herfurthová782/
Erfort77407/
Erfurd772/
Eurfur771/
Herrforth7568/
Heerfordt7550/
Erfourths751/
D'Erfurth751/
Herford71777/
Erfurthová717/
Ejrefur712/
Ehrforth671/
Herfford670/
Heirford670/
Erford62250/
Harfird570/
Hairford5355/

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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 Herfurt
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