Heerden Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Heerden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heerden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7351:73,7119,169
England431:1,295,76958,667
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Namibia131:185,3399,730
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Heerden (235) may also be a first name.

Heerden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heerden (Arabic: هيردن) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heerden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 403,243rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,376,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Heerden live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 584,346th most common given name globally It is held by 235 people.

The surname Heerden is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 735 people, or 1 in 73,711. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 49 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and Free State, where 10 percent live. Other than South Africa Heerden occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Botswana, where 2 percent live.

Heerden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heerden has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Heerden last name grew 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heerden Last Name Statistics demography

Heerden earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.94% less than the national average, earning R 178,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heerdeen937/
Herden923,551/
Eerden92440/
Kheerdeen887/
Herdien86378/
Haerden86180/
Hearden86131/
Geerden8635/
Hierden8628/
Herdeen8618/
Heerdin861/
Cherden861/
Kherden861/
Erden8334,495/
Heerdink80396/
Heerding8074/
Heyreden801/
Heareden800/
Heardenk800/
Harden7739,249/
Herdem771,562/
Herdin77646/
Jerden77629/
Aerden77571/
Horden77562/
Erdenk77425/
Gerden77305/
Hirden775/
Earden773/
Herdyn772/
Herdén771/
Kherdn771/
Eerdem771/
Erdenn771/
Härden771/
Herdenová757/
Erdn7344/
Heyrdin712,093/
Herding71782/
Hardien71316/
Hardeen71291/
Herduin71285/
Herrdin7170/
Gerdeen7129/
Hyreden7125/
Herdink7123/
Hjerdin7115/
Haarden7112/
Kherdin718/
Cherdin713/
Hartden712/
Heirdin712/
Hordien712/
Hairden711/
Aerdaen711/
Hardaen711/
Hordeen711/
Harrden711/
Hardoen711/
Hardden711/
Herddin711/
Heardin710/
Jearden710/
Heurdin710/
Haerdin710/
Erdem67131,131/
Arden676,515/
Erdin676,071/
Orden673,535/
Erdenova67532/
Irden67174/
Örden6760/
Erdön6755/
Heiredin6736/
Hearding6712/
Herdingh6711/
Heyredin679/
Hardn675/
Hayreden674/
Geerdina674/
Erdén673/
Kheirdin671/
Hairdeen671/
Haardien671/
Eirheden671/
Erdne671/
Kherddin671/
Hardtden670/
Hardehen670/
Hordn670/
Herrding670/
Jerdn670/
Herrdink670/

Heerden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Heerden in the Arabic language
هيردنhyrdn-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heerden
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