de Herder Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Herder Surname User-submission:

The surname de Herder means 'the shepard' in Dutch.

de Herder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
Belgium261:442,17945,013
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

de Herder Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname de Herder means 'the shepard' in Dutch.

- vampirerichard

de Herder Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Herder is found most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Herder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,328,442nd most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of de Herder reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 131,931. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 42 percent are found, South Holland, where 23 percent are found and Overijssel, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

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