Herfuth Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Herfuth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herfuth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Herfuth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herfuth is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herfuth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Herfuth live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside, Saxony, where 33 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 33 percent reside. Other than Germany Herfuth exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 17 percent reside.

Herfuth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herfuth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herfuth last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herrfuth931/
Herfusth930/
Erfuth923/
Herfaut8643/
Herfoth861/
Erfut831/
Cherfouh80450/
Herfouch801/
Chierfouh751/
Erfu732/
Gerfaut7140/
Harfaut7124/
Jerfuit7115/
Cherfus716/
Harfout711/
Herfoot710/
Erfus674/
Arfut671/
Orfut670/
Gerfau6262/
Arfaut6223/
Jerfuy6213/
Erfoud625/
Gerfou623/
Jerfui623/
Gerfeu622/
Erfuss621/
Arfout621/
Herfod620/
Orfutt620/
Gerfaud57380/
Gerffau5743/
Chirfot571/
Herrfod570/
Irfu552/
Jrfu551/
Yirfu502/
Irfau502/
Irfus501/

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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
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  • 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 Herfuth
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