Al Hersh Surname

125,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Al Hersh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Hersh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2,0021:4,417890
Palestine9871:4,6091,044
Yemen5721:46,1983,802
Syria361:536,1405,381
Lebanon231:245,0919,209
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Al Hersh Last Name Facts

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

Al Hersh occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Hersh? popularity and diffusion

Al Hersh is the 125,633rd most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,012,023 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Hersh live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Levant.

The last name Al Hersh is most commonly occurring in Jordan, where it is carried by 2,002 people, or 1 in 4,417. In Jordan it is primarily concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 65 percent are found, Mafraq Governorate, where 12 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 12 percent are found. Not including Jordan this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 27 percent are found and Yemen, where 16 percent are found.

Al Hersh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Hersh surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Ahrsh8823/
Al Horsh8823/
Al-Hersh8817/
Al Hirsh884/
Al Herch881/
Al Harsh881/
Al-Hirsh751/
Al Ars7110/
Al Ajrs671/
Al-Hirch631/

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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 Al Hersh
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