Herlofsen Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Herlofsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herlofsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1771:29,0524,000
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Herlofsen Last Name Facts

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

Herlofsen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herlofsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,252,959th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Herlofsen is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Herlofsen reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 29,052. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 60 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 22 percent are found and Western Norway, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Norway it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Herlofsen Last Name Statistics demography

Herlofsen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 57.55% more than the national average, earning 545,256 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herlofson8986/
Herlovsen8923/
Herlevsen78152/
Herlovson789/
Harlofson782/
Gerlofson782/
Horlofson781/
Herlöfsson7428/
Gerlofsson7415/
Herlowsson749/
Harlevsen671/
Herlevsson6314/
Cheryllawson571/

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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 Herlofsen
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