Hercegh Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Hercegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 37 | 1:265,305 | 20,779 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hercegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hercegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hercegh is held by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hercegh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hercegh is the 2,746,821st most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Hercegh occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Hercegh are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 74 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 265,305. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Budapest, where 32 percent live, Békés County, where 30 percent live and Pest County, where 27 percent live. Excluding Hungary this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 16 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herceg | 92 | 7,061 | / |
| Herczeg | 86 | 9,106 | / |
| Herzegh | 86 | 13 | / |
| Herzceg | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hercigh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hercgeg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Erceg | 83 | 6,725 | / |
| Hercek | 77 | 205 | / |
| Herzeg | 77 | 124 | / |
| Hercig | 77 | 86 | / |
| Herţeg | 77 | 30 | / |
| Herseg | 77 | 14 | / |
| Hercyg | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gerceg | 77 | 2 | / |
| Herceq | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hergeg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erzegh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erczeg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hercegová | 75 | 647 | / |
| Hertscheg | 75 | 47 | / |
| Herczig | 71 | 269 | / |
| Herchek | 71 | 171 | / |
| Herczegová | 71 | 87 | / |
| Hirceag | 71 | 87 | / |
| Herchik | 71 | 58 | / |
| Herczek | 71 | 52 | / |
| Herchyk | 71 | 43 | / |
| Herchig | 71 | 21 | / |
| Hercsek | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hercsig | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hertzeg | 71 | 4 | / |
| Herczegova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Herczeq | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hertseg | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hîrceag | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herzzeg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chercek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherchyk | 67 | 475 | / |
| Ercek | 67 | 100 | / |
| Cherchik | 67 | 87 | / |
| Herchick | 67 | 77 | / |
| Eršeg | 67 | 70 | / |
| Iorchegh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Herzecke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Erseg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hercheck | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ercig | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kherchik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hertsekh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erceq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khertseg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hertzeug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ergeg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erzeg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cherchek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ercegova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ercec | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hercegh
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