Heerdegen Surname

434,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Heerdegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heerdegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6131:131,33015,989
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Austria171:500,90847,931
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Heerdegen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heerdegen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Heerdegen.

How Common Is The Last Name Heerdegen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heerdegen is the 434,504th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,213,080 people. The surname Heerdegen occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Heerdegen are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 613 people, or 1 in 131,330. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 37 percent reside, Thuringia, where 29 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Heerdegen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heerdegen last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heerdegen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.66% less than the national average, earning $37,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.91% more than the national average, earning $58,082 CAD per year.

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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 Heerdegen
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