Herzog Surname
Approximately 77,681 people bear this surname
Herzog Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 42,232 | 1:1,906 | 163 |
| United States | 16,062 | 1:22,566 | 2,835 |
| Switzerland | 5,713 | 1:1,438 | 112 |
| Austria | 5,660 | 1:1,504 | 107 |
| France | 1,894 | 1:35,070 | 4,267 |
| Brazil | 1,490 | 1:143,674 | 5,488 |
| Canada | 945 | 1:38,990 | 4,888 |
| Israel | 665 | 1:12,869 | 1,968 |
| Poland | 529 | 1:71,850 | 11,250 |
| Argentina | 375 | 1:113,982 | 9,603 |
| Australia | 334 | 1:80,825 | 9,395 |
| Spain | 291 | 1:160,660 | 11,663 |
| Czechia | 247 | 1:43,050 | 7,152 |
| England | 191 | 1:291,718 | 22,402 |
| Thailand | 179 | 1:394,628 | 69,303 |
| Netherlands | 127 | 1:132,970 | 20,548 |
| Sweden | 70 | 1:140,668 | 9,936 |
| Hungary | 66 | 1:148,731 | 13,450 |
| Slovenia | 66 | 1:37,692 | 7,083 |
| Ecuador | 57 | 1:279,050 | 8,784 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Denmark | 36 | 1:156,798 | 13,614 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Liechtenstein | 7 | 1:5,483 | 742 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,624 | 1:30,923 | 3,732 |
The alternate forms: Herżog (1) & Herżóg (1) are calculated separately.
Herzog (67) may also be a first name.
Herzog Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who led an army; a duke.
User-submitted Reference
From a German word, meaning 'duke'. It originated as a title that was later adopted as a surname.
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Herzog Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Herzog Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herzog Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Herzog is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Herżog or Herżóg. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herzog? popularity and diffusion
The last name Herzog is the 7,304th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 93,814 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Herzog reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Herzog is also the 1,191,548th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 67 people.
Herzog is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 42,232 people, or 1 in 1,906. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 18 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 85 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Switzerland, where 7 percent are found.
Herzog Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Herzog has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herzog last name grew 989 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 637 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Herzog Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Jewish (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Herzog are 11.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.93% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Herzog earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning €30,722 per year; in Norway they earn 65.68% more than the national average, earning 573,388 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.42% more than the national average, earning R 400,236 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.62% less than the national average, earning $17,568,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $47,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $56,315 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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