Heerd Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heerd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heerd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1101:731,86855,248
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Heerd Last Name Facts

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

Heerd is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heerd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heerd is the 1,398,030th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Heerd occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Heerd reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 731,868. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 65 percent are found, Bavaria, where 10 percent are found and Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

Heerd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heerd has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 364 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heerd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heerd last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Heerd earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.96% more than the national average, earning $61,256 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heerdt911,675/
Heer8919,109/
Herd8912,630/
Eerd8924/
Heerdtz830/
Heard8041,963/
Herdt805,175/
Cheer801,628/
Kheer801,407/
Heere801,300/
Kherd80970/
Heird80370/
Hoerd8050/
Cherd8037/
Heerz8029/
Herds8014/
Eerdt808/
He'er806/
Herdz805/
Heert804/
Geerd804/
Haerd803/
Heurd802/
Heesr802/
Herrd801/
Heerr801/
Jherd801/
Hjeer801/
Hierd800/
Herdd800/
Her752,036/
Erd751,293/
Eer75796/
D'Heer73398/
Hoerdt73319/
Heerts73101/
Cheere73100/
Heardt7336/
Hjerdt7326/
Heards7323/
Herrød7310/
Kheere738/
Aaheer735/
Cheerr733/
Herrdt733/
Heyred732/
Hehger732/
Kheard732/
Cheard732/
Heertt732/
Heardz732/
Kherdt731/
Oheere731/
Cheetr731/
Heeret731/
Heardd731/
Heared731/
Hearrd731/
Jhgeer731/
Geerdt731/
Heheer731/
Heereh731/
Khehrd731/
Heejrh731/
Herdte730/
Hehier730/
Herr6726,619/
Herz6719,039/
Geer6717,809/
Kher6717,244/
Hard679,120/
Hird677,749/
Hord674,937/
Cher674,187/
Here673,067/
Hert672,486/
Hier672,044/
Hehr672,016/
Erdt671,084/
Heir67952/
Gerd67911/
Herdová67682/
Herp67656/
Jeer67655/
Hear67228/
Erdő67205/
Eard67176/
Chehere67166/
Eere67159/
Herdova67120/
Heur6785/
Härd6785/
D'Herdt6779/
Herh6769/
Herø6768/
D'Heere6759/
Heerowa6745/
Jerd6734/
Eert6723/
Hejr6710/
Eehr6710/
Aaheere676/
Heyr676/
Hereher675/
Aerd675/
Eyrd674/
Cherdth674/
Eerp673/
Ehrd673/
Heerová673/
Hjer673/
Cherdch673/
Hger672/
Eurd672/
Eetr672/
Hesr672/
Ihrd672/
Eesr672/
Eeyr672/
Ierd671/
Eerr671/
Erzd671/
Herć671/
Heerova671/
Khoheer671/
Øeer671/
Đerd671/
Eejr671/
Chaheer671/
Kheeyre671/
Ahrd671/
Erdz671/
Hjrd671/
Eird670/
Hher670/

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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 Heerd
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