Herczeg Surname

55,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Herczeg Surname User-submission:

Meaning 'Royalty to the Duke'. This is what my father says who was born in Hungary.

Herczeg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary7,7281:1,270133
United States5191:698,37955,261
Australia1761:153,38516,171
Romania1451:138,46814,909
Austria1281:66,52710,251
Slovakia751:71,15313,810
Canada741:497,91342,460
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
England521:1,071,50151,923
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark61:940,78647,603
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Herczeg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning 'Royalty to the Duke'. This is what my father says who was born in Hungary.

- lolli1710

Herczeg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herczeg occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herczeg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,746th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 800,302 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Herczeg are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Herczeg is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 7,728 people, or 1 in 1,270. In Hungary Herczeg is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 13 percent reside, Pest County, where 13 percent reside and Bács-Kiskun County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Hungary it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Herczeg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herczeg surname are 8.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.67% registered with the party.

The amount Herczeg earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.2% more than the national average, earning $47,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.7% more than the national average, earning $64,437 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Erczeg921/
Herczig86269/
Herczek8652/
Hercegh8650/
Herzegh8613/
Hertzeg864/
Herczeq862/
Herzceg862/
Erceg836,725/
Erzeg832/
Herczegová8287/
Herczegova823/
Hertzeug802/
Herzig7712,179/
Hercek77205/
Hercig7786/
Herzek7759/
Herţeg7730/
Hercyg777/
Herceq772/
Horzeg771/
Erzegh771/
Hercegová75647/
Hertscheg7547/
Hertzig71351/
Herchek71171/
Herczyk7198/
Hirceag7187/
Hierzig7122/
Herchig7121/
Herczik7118/
Herzong719/
Hercsek719/
Hercsig716/
Hertseg712/
Hyrczek711/
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Hertzyg711/
Hoerzig711/
Horczek711/
Herdzig711/
Hîrceag711/
Hartzeg711/
Herdzek711/
Chercek711/
Hirczek710/
Herzeck710/
Erzek67127/
Ercek67100/
Erzig6734/
Hercheck678/
Orzeg676/
Ercig675/
Cherchek672/
Erceq672/
Khertseg672/
Arczheng671/
Erzec671/
Ercec671/
Hierczyk671/
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Hertzuig670/

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