Herlofson Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Herlofson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herlofson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway451:114,27315,150
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Herlofson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herlofson occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Herlofson.

How Common Is The Last Name Herlofson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herlofson is the 2,020,555th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Herlofson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Herlofson live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 114,273. In Norway Herlofson is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 73 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 20 percent are found and Western Norway, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Norway this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Herlofson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herlofson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herlofson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herlofson last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herlofson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 285.01% more than the national average, earning 1,332,430 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $42,480 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herlofsen89184/
Herlovson899/
Harlofson892/
Gerlofson892/
Horlofson891/
Herlöfsson8428/
Gerlofsson8415/
Herlowsson849/
Herlovsen7823/
Herlevsson7414/
Herlevsen67152/
Cheryllawson671/
Harlevsen561/

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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 Herlofson
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