Herds Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Herds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Herds Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herds occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herds? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herds is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Herds occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Herds are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Herds is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 54 percent are found, Florida, where 38 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Herds exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Herds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herds surname increased 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herds Last Name Statistics demography

Herds earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heards9123/
Herdst9115/
Herd8912,630/
Heard8041,963/
Erdős806,238/
Herdt805,175/
Hards801,746/
Kherd80970/
Herts80847/
Gerds80793/
Heird80370/
Heerd80156/
Cherd8037/
Hords8023/
Herdz805/
Erdås804/
Hirds802/
Heurd802/
Aerds802/
Jherd801/
Herzs801/
Herrd801/
Herdd800/
Eirds800/
Jerds800/
Hierd800/
Erd751,293/
Heerdt731,675/
Gerdts731,662/
Geerds73351/
Aerdts73211/
Haerts73163/
Heerts73101/
Heardt7336/
Hjerdt7326/
Hardts7318/
Kherts7318/
Gerdås7310/
Herrød7310/
Cherts739/
Cherdc735/
Hearts733/
Herrdt733/
Erdőss733/
Hertst732/
Kheard732/
Cheard732/
Heardz732/
Gertds732/
Heyred732/
Hertss731/
Kherdt731/
Hertse731/
Khehrd731/
Heardd731/
Heared731/
Hearrd731/
Hoerts731/
Hartds731/
Hardzs730/
Hertts730/
Herdte730/
Herz6719,039/
Hird677,749/
Hert672,486/
Erdt671,084/
Herc67950/
Gerd67911/
Herdová67682/
Geerdts67433/
Ards67369/
Erts67315/
Hertsch67241/
Erdő67205/
Eard67176/
Hjertås67165/
Herdova67120/
Härd6785/
D'Herdt6779/
Jerd6734/
Eerd6724/
Eyrd674/
Cherdth674/
Ehrd673/
Cherdch673/
Eurd672/
Heart's672/
Ihrd672/
Hjrd671/
Gerrdts671/
Erdz671/
Yrds671/
Herç671/
Erzd671/
Đerd671/
Herć671/
Ierd671/
Heartts670/
Heerdtz670/
Eird670/

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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 Herds
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