Herde Surname

155,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Aruba

Herde Surname Definition:

(English) One who tended domestic animals, a herdsman.

Herde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6121:49,9416,517
United States3851:941,45270,347
Australia2251:119,98113,219
Venezuela2111:143,1474,505
Switzerland1621:50,6976,704
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Aruba231:4,499638
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Norway111:467,48139,375
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Herde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herde (Marathi: हेड) occurs most in Germany. It may appear as a variant: Herdé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herde? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 155,741st most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,590,667 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Herde are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Herde is also the 639,077th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 201 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,612 people, or 1 in 49,941. In Germany Herde is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Besides Germany Herde occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Herde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Herde has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herde surname expanded 583 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Herde surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Herde are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.07% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herdé9323/
Herder916,181/
Kherde913,590/
Heerde91477/
Herdes91407/
Herdez91265/
Herdea91161/
Herrde9198/
Herdey9151/
Herdee9148/
Hjerde9133/
Hierde9121/
Hoerde9117/
Herdie9116/
Herdje9112/
Herdei917/
Herdeş914/
Cherde913/
Hearde912/
Herded911/
Herdet911/
Herdeș911/
Herdeu911/
Erde89349/
D'Herde83438/
Hearder83367/
Herdeis8353/
Herdeha8338/
Heerdes8336/
Herdeaz839/
Heardee832/
Herdets832/
Heardie831/
Heerdet831/
Heardes831/
Haerdeh831/
Herdett831/
Herdeuț831/
Cherdee831/
Cherdeï831/
Heerder830/
Erdei8013,433/
Harde808,259/
Herda805,960/
Herdi801,751/
Herdy801,420/
Jerde80876/
Gerde80712/
Horde80564/
Erdie80464/
Erdey80373/
Hirde80290/
Erder80241/
Erdeš80186/
Erdeş80173/
Erdes80129/
Erdeh8059/
Erdee8053/
Erdeș8041/
Eerde8022/
Aerde8019/
Erdez8010/
Erdeç807/
Erzde804/
Oerde803/
Earde803/
Hörde803/
Härde803/
Erdhe801/
Erdet801/
Erdeï801/
Eurde800/
D'Herder7713/
Herdeich771/
Heyrdejs771/
Herdeova771/
Kheirdeh771/
Hardie7319,192/
Hardee738,818/
Chirde732,084/
Hardey731,093/
Hirdes731,003/
Hordei73788/
Jerdee73442/
Herdis73411/
Kherdi73362/
Härder73260/
Haarde73172/
Gerdej73154/
Jerdea73148/
Hirdea73106/
Hörder7384/
Erdesz7376/
Hirdie7365/
Hîrdea7364/
Gerdey7350/
Erdesh7341/
Gerdei7334/
Hordea7328/
Herdiz7327/
Heerda7326/
Herdyi7324/
Herdih7323/
Cherdi7320/
Haerdi7316/
Erdeős7316/
Cherdy7315/
Hardei7315/
Haerdy7313/
Hardea7311/
Hordej7311/
Herdit7311/
Cherda739/
Khirde738/
Hordee738/
Gerdeh737/
Heirdi737/
Heardy736/
Hordey736/
Hearda734/
Hardeu733/
Herdiy733/
Gerdea733/
Heardi733/
Erdeis733/
Hordie732/
Gerdee732/
Herdhi731/
Jerdey731/
Hordde731/
Eardea731/
Erdoey731/
Geerde731/
Hordeh731/
Hierdé731/
Herdoy731/
Herdéz731/
Heerdi731/
Hartde731/
Hardeh731/
Gerdhe731/
Herday731/
Eardey730/
Hirdee730/
Hirder730/
Cheherdeh711/
Arde676,964/
Erdi673,036/
Erda672,076/
Erdeğer671,246/
Orde67629/
Örde67603/
Herdist67365/
Erdy67317/
Irde67280/
Hyordey6768/
Hirdesh6736/
Herditt6711/
Härdeis675/
Erdeová674/
Hairder674/
Jrde673/
Khairde671/
Chiorde671/
Chirdez671/
Chherda671/
Cherdio671/
Cherrdi671/
Hirdeis671/
Herdych671/
Erdecht671/
Ahardeh671/
Cherdis671/
Cheerdy671/
Erdj671/
Yrde671/
Earddee671/
Kherrdi671/
Khyrdei671/
Hairdee670/
Hardeey670/
Harddie670/

Herde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Herde in the Marathi language
हेडheda75
हेदheda25

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