Herberhold Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herberhold Surname User-submission:

Originating from Herbeder wood (forest area in the municipality of Witten-Herbede, North Rhine-Westphalia - cradle of the coal-mining industry in the Ruhr).

Herberhold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1611:500,03442,738
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Herberhold Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originating from Herbeder wood (forest area in the municipality of Witten-Herbede, North Rhine-Westphalia - cradle of the coal-mining industry in the Ruhr).

- mherberhold

Herberhold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herberhold is most common in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herberhold? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,276,805th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Herberhold reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 500,034. In Germany Herberhold is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and Hesse, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Herberhold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Herberhold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herberhold last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herberholdt951/
Herberholt90130/
Herberoldo901/
Erbirol7145/
Cherviral533/

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