Herloff Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Herloff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herloff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Herloff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herloff occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Herloff.

How Common Is The Last Name Herloff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Herloff are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Herloff is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent reside, Bavaria, where 9 percent reside and Berlin, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 19 percent reside and Denmark, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herrloff9320/
Herlof921/
Erloff920/
Gerloff863,975/
Harloff861,610/
Erlhoff86105/
Ohrloff8621/
Horloff861/
Erlof832/
Gehrloff803/
Geerloff802/
Kherlouf801/
Earlhoff800/
Orloff773,179/
Gerlof77229/
Arloff7772/
Erlhof7764/
Herlow7718/
Herlov7718/
Harlof776/
Herlob771/
Geerlof71283/
Cherlov7133/
Cherlow7119/
Yorloff7119/
Gerlhof7115/
Gerloif712/
Orlooff711/
Hjerlow711/
Orhloff711/
Harlaff710/
Hearlow710/
Orlloff710/
Orlof67517/
Erlaf6721/
Erlov6717/
Cherlova6716/
Arlof6714/
Gairloff6710/
Kherlova671/
Jrlof671/
Erlow670/

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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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  • 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 Herloff
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