Humfreys Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Humfreys Surname Definition:

Humfrey’s(Son): v.Humfrey

Humfreys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Humfreys (11) may also be a first name.

Humfreys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Humfrey’s(Son): v.Humfrey

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Humfreys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Humfreys occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Humfreys? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Humfreys reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles. Humfreys is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The last name Humfreys is most frequent in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 89 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 11 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Humfreys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Humfreys has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Humfreys surname contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humffreys9417/
Humpfreys944/
Humfrey93414/
Humfres930/
Umfreys930/
Humfrys930/
Humfryes8880/
Humfress8869/
Humpfrey8842/
Humfries8814/
Humfrays881/
Humfrees881/
Humffrey881/
Humfrhey881/
Hummfres880/
Umfrey8610/
Humfry866/
Umfres862/
Humfre862/
Humphreys8255,316/
Humphfrey829/
Humpfries829/
Humphfres828/
Humfhries820/
Umphfreys820/
Umfress80426/
Humpfry807/
Hunfrey805/
Humfris805/
Humfred803/
Homfrey802/
Humfrei802/
Humfree801/
Umpfrey801/
Umpfres800/
Gumfrey800/
Umfries800/
Humfreh800/
Humphreyes787/
Humphrieys786/
Humphfries782/
Humphrreys782/
Humphhreys781/
Humphreyst781/
Heumphreys781/
Humphreyss781/
Hunmphreys781/
Jhumphreys781/
Humpfreizs780/
Umfry770/
Umfre770/
Humphrey7594,241/
Humphrys752,462/
Humphres75522/
Umphreys75102/
Umphfres7516/
Humffray7515/
Umphfrey7512/
Humpfree757/
Humpfris751/
Humphfry751/
Hunfress751/
Umfrress751/
Unmfress751/
Humphfre751/
Humphreyies7410/
D'Humphreys742/
Humphries7151,562/
Humphress71406/
Humphreis7138/
Homphreys7125/
Hunfre7116/
Hunphreys7115/
Hunfry7114/
Humphrays7113/
Humphriey715/
Hunmphrey713/
Humphrrey713/
Humnphrey712/
Hummphrey712/
Humphreyy712/
Huimphrey712/
Humphrees711/
Haumphrey711/
Humfra711/
Humphrese711/
Humphreye711/
Umfred711/
Umphfrees711/
Humphreus711/
Humphrues711/
Umfris710/
Unfrey710/
Humphruys710/
Humphrzes710/
Humphrezs710/
Homfre710/
Umffry710/
Humphroys710/
Houmphrey710/
Humphreysová701/
Umphrey671,619/
Humphry671,584/
Homfray67257/
Umphres67230/
Heumphreus6751/
Humphre6723/
Gumfris679/
Honfrey678/
Hunmphries675/
Homfris675/
Humphreies673/
Unfress673/
Huimphries671/
Hummphries671/
Humphrries671/
Hunfree671/
Humphrryes671/
Humfraz671/
Humphriesh671/
Humphriess670/
Umphrys670/
Umpfree670/
Umfriss670/
Unfries670/
Humphrieye670/
Umfreid670/
Junfrey670/

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