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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
DNA test information

de Herder Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Herder is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of de Herder live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name de Herder is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 131,931. In The Netherlands de Herder is mostly found in: North Holland, where 42 percent reside, South Holland, where 23 percent reside and Overijssel, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

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de Orador6718/
Deerwater6717/
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Dey Rudra6714/
Dryder678/
Day Rider676/
Derdur675/
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Derdir674/
Drdery674/
Derdor672/
Derderiah672/
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