Humpherys Surname

411,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Humpherys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Humpherys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7771:466,48539,729
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Humpherys (13) may also be a first name.

Humpherys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Humpherys is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Humpherys? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 411,077th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,583,682 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Humpherys live; 93 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Humpherys is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 777 people, or 1 in 466,485. In The United States it is most frequent in: Utah, where 27 percent are found, Idaho, where 21 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Humpherys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Humpherys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Humpherys last name grew 1,766 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 61 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Humpherys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Humpherys surname is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Humpherys are 26.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Humpherys earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $44,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.25% less than the national average, earning $33,164 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Humpherys
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