Herrefoss Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Herrefoss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Herrefoss Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway401:128,55716,659
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
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  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Herrefoss Demographics

Average Herrefoss Salary in
Norway

250,124 kr

Per year
Rank:
57,662 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000513065
Rank: 23,244 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
72.27%
Sample size: 16 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Herrefoss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herrefoss has its highest incidence in Norway. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herrefoss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herrefoss is the 3,055,934th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Herrefoss occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Herrefoss are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 128,557. In Norway Herrefoss is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 98 percent live and Central Norway, where 3 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Herrefoss Last Name Statistics demography

Herrefoss earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.73% less than the national average, earning 250,124 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herefoss9424/
Herrefos948/
Herefo801/
Herefod751/
Errefas751/
Erefo7121/
Errafass7110/
Cherefou711/
Herefoot710/
Erefou671/
Gerefo671/
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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 Herrefoss
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