Herkhof Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Herkhof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herkhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Herkhof Last Name Facts

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

Herkhof is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herkhof? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herkhof is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Herkhof is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Herkhof live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Herkhof is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 888,799. In The Netherlands Herkhof is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 74 percent reside and Utrecht, where 26 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herkhoff931/
Herhof9210/
Herckhoff881/
Herhoff8630/
Herrhof867/
Erkhoff864/
Cherkoff8021/
Hearhoof803/
Jerkhoff801/
Herchoff801/
Cherkhov801/
Erckhoff800/
Erkhov77769/
Herkov7745/
Jerhof7722/
Harkof7714/
Herhov772/
Orkhof771/
Kherchouf75185/
Khirkhoff754/
Cherchouf751/
Cherkhova751/
Erkhova711,231/
Cherkov71744/
Horkoff71189/
Erchoff7175/
Jerhoff7162/
Ehrhoff7140/
Herkova7123/
Harkoff7118/
Gerhoff7116/
Harkopf7113/
Kherkov7110/
Jerkoff714/
Chirkof714/
Cherhov712/
Herchov712/
Harkouf711/
Herchow711/
Gerkhov711/
Gerkoff711/
Cherkova67694/
Erkov67259/
Chirkoff6799/
Cherchaf6782/
Erhov6748/
Gehrhoff6717/
Herchaft6713/
Herckova676/
Kherkova676/
Arkof675/
Kherchaf673/
Cherkoub672/
Irkof672/
Chyrkhov672/
Orkof672/
Cherchov672/
Erhob671/
Chercoff671/
Jerrhoff671/
Ierchoff671/
Chirkhov671/
Cherkuov671/
Chetrkov671/
Hirchoff671/
Erchhoff670/
Gerchoff670/

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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 Herkhof
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