Hierf Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Hierf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hierf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq7021:49,8881,995
France311:2,142,668174,004
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Hierf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hierf is held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hierf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 460,168th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,928,537 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Hierf live; 96 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Levant.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 49,888. Besides Iraq Hierf exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent are found and Yemen, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herf89404/
Herft801,402/
Cherf80638/
Herff80486/
Herfs80475/
Kherf8021/
Khirf803/
Herfh801/
Herfe801/
Gierf800/
Hierb800/
Chirf800/
Erf75173/
Irf7572/
Herffs7324/
Choirf7323/
Cheirf738/
Cherfe733/
Cheurf733/
Chairf732/
Kherfe731/
Cherff731/
Chierv731/
Herb679,270/
Erfe672,544/
Herv67582/
Hirv67230/
Airf67137/
Hirb67135/
Erff67123/
Cheiref6755/
Erpf6745/
Jerf6721/
Gerf6712/
Girf676/
Hurf676/
Hirw676/
Eirf675/
Irfe674/
Errf672/
Chuiref672/
Ierv672/
Uerf672/
Cheairf671/
Yerf671/
Yhrf671/
Esrf671/
Cheeref671/
Oirf671/
Uirf671/
Ihrf671/
Irfz671/
Irzf671/
Hyrf671/
Ierb671/
Jhrf671/
Erft671/
Erfs671/
Erfh671/
Erhf671/
Eerf671/

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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 Hierf
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