Herde Surname
Approximately 2,813 people bear this surname
Herde Surname Definition:
(English) One who tended domestic animals, a herdsman.
Herde Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,612 | 1:49,941 | 6,517 |
| United States | 385 | 1:941,452 | 70,347 |
| Australia | 225 | 1:119,981 | 13,219 |
| Venezuela | 211 | 1:143,147 | 4,505 |
| Switzerland | 162 | 1:50,697 | 6,704 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
The alternate forms: Herdé (23) are calculated separately.
Herde (201) may also be a first name.
Herde Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who tended domestic animals, a herdsman.
Herde Demographics
Herde Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Herde Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herde Come From? nationality or country of origin
Herde (Marathi: हेड) occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as: Herdé. For other potential spellings of Herde click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herde? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 155,741st most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,590,667 people. Herde is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Herde are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 639,077th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 201 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,612 people, or 1 in 49,941. In Germany Herde is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Herde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Herde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Herde last name grew 583 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Herde Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Herde last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Herde last name are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.07% registered with the party.
The amount Herde earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.67% more than the national average, earning 462,617 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $43,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.88% more than the national average, earning $59,558 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Herde Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Herde in the Marathi language | ||
| हेड | heda | 75 |
| हेद | heda | 25 |
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