Herfurth Surname

124,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herfurth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herfurth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0211:26,6493,522
United States4461:812,68862,481
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Norway61:857,04855,549
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Herfurth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herfurth is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herfurth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,287th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,986,249 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Herfurth reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Herfurth is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 3,021 people, or 1 in 26,649. In Germany Herfurth is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 21 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Herfurth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herfurth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herfurth surname expanded 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herfurth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Herfurth are 9.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Herfurth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.16% less than the national average, earning 224,414 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.25% more than the national average, earning R 376,056 per year; in United States they earn 4.63% less than the national average, earning $41,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.84% more than the national average, earning $56,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herrfurth94317/
Herffurth9448/
Heerfurth941/
Heirfurth940/
Erfurth932,195/
Herfurt93189/
Erfourth88167/
Ehrfurth8864/
Herrfurt8817/
Herfuhrt881/
Eurfurth880/
Harfurth880/
Erfurt861,684/
Herfurthová842/
Herrforth8268/
D'Erfurth821/
Erfourths821/
Herfort801,501/
Erfurdt8079/
Gerfurt8029/
Ehrfurt8010/
Erfuhrt802/
Herfurtová7814/
Erfurthová787/
Herrfort7538/
Herfordt7536/
Ehrforth751/
Hearfort750/
Erfort71407/
Heerfordt7150/
Erfurd712/
Herford67777/
Herfford630/
Heirford630/
Erford57250/
Harfird530/
Hairford5055/

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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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  • 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 Herfurth
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