Herder Surname

78,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Herder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0261:39,7365,255
United States1,7301:209,51420,499
Netherlands1,2441:13,5751,995
Canada2971:124,05912,985
South Africa2611:207,57722,069
Sweden951:103,6507,490
France951:699,18788,446
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Poland541:703,86659,770
Australia271:999,84158,390
Austria171:500,90847,931
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Greece141:791,41484,075
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Norway131:395,56035,657
Hungary121:818,02342,199
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:178,08015,904

Herder (280) may also be a first name.

Herder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herder occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Herder click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 78,983rd most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,179,024 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Herder are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 530,161st most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 280 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 2,026 people, or 1 in 39,736. In Germany Herder is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside, Berlin, where 8 percent reside and Bavaria, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside.

Herder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herder surname increased 613 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herder surname are 20.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.49% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.23% more than the national average, earning 461,075 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.09% less than the national average, earning R 97,224 per year; in United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,968 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $54,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hearder92367/
Herdier92264/
Hoerder92243/
Haerder9241/
Herdert9211/
Herdere924/
Kherder922/
Heerder920/
Herde912,813/
Erder91241/
Heurdier86147/
D'Herder8613/
Herderth861/
Kheirder861/
Harder8346,245/
Kherde833,590/
Horder831,618/
Heerde83477/
Herdes83407/
Gerder83403/
Oerder83310/
Herdez83265/
Härder83260/
Herdea83161/
Herrde8398/
Hörder8384/
Herdey8351/
Herdee8348/
Hjerde8333/
Hierde8321/
Herdie8316/
Erdier8315/
Herdje8312/
Herdei837/
Herdeş834/
Cherde833/
Hearde832/
Jerder832/
Herded831/
Herdet831/
Herdeș831/
Herdeu831/
Hirder830/
Erde80349/
Herderová806/
Erdeğer771,246/
D'Herde77438/
Haarder7757/
Herdeis7753/
Herdeha7738/
Heerdes7736/
Herdeaz779/
Harrder774/
Hairder774/
Heardee772/
Harderr772/
Herdets772/
Heardie771/
Khirder771/
Heerdet771/
Heardes771/
Heardjr771/
Herdett771/
Herdeuț771/
Kherdir771/
Eareder771/
Cherdee771/
Cherdeï771/
Hardder770/
Hardeer770/
Erdei7313,433/
Herda735,960/
Herdi731,751/
Herdy731,420/
Jerde73876/
Gerde73712/
Order73621/
Erdie73464/
Erdir73445/
Erdey73373/
Hirde73290/
Erdeš73186/
Erdeş73173/
Arder73142/
Erdes73129/
Erdeh7359/
Erdee7353/
Erdeș7341/
Herdé7323/
Eerde7322/
Erdez7310/
Erdeç737/
Erzde734/
Earde733/
Härde733/
Erdhe731/
Örder731/
Erdet731/
Erdeï731/
Irder730/
Eurde730/
Chirtder711/
Herdeich711/
Heyrdejs711/
Kheirdir711/
Herdeova711/
Kheirdeh711/
Chirde672,084/
Hirdes671,003/
Jerdee67442/
Herdis67411/
Kherdi67362/
Gerdej67154/
Jerdea67148/
Hirdea67106/
Erdesz6776/
Hirdie6765/
Hîrdea6764/
Gerdey6750/
Erdesh6741/
Gerdei6734/
Girder6730/
Herdiz6727/
Heerda6726/
Herdyi6724/
Herdih6723/
Cherdi6720/
Iorder6718/
Erdeős6716/
Cherdy6715/
Herdit6711/
Cherda679/
Khirde678/
Gerdeh677/
Heirdi677/
Heardy676/
Yorder675/
Hardyr675/
Hearda674/
Herdiy673/
Gerdea673/
Heardi673/
Erdeis673/
Gerdee672/
Errdir672/
Esrdir672/
Herdhi671/
Jerdey671/
Eardea671/
Erdoey671/
Geerde671/
Hardir671/
Gerdir671/
Hierdé671/
Hirdir671/
Herdoy671/
Herdéz671/
Heerdi671/
Cheherdeh671/
Gerdhe671/
Herday671/
Eardey670/
Hirdee670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herder
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