Hericks Surname

452,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hericks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hericks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3721:216,41324,397
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Brazil1291:1,659,49154,555
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Héricks (1) are calculated separately.

Hericks (30) may also be a first name.

Hericks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hericks is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Héricks. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hericks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 452,102nd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. Hericks is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Hericks are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hericks is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 216,413. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Hericks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hericks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hericks last name expanded 24,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hericks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hericks surname are 27.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hericks earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $40,519 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Héricks951/
Herricks93213/
Heericks936/
Hoericks932/
Hetricks932/
Chericks930/
Heuricks930/
Ericks92266/
Herics9285/
Heriks921/
Cherricks8812/
Hoerricks888/
Hettricks883/
Herichs8674/
Gericks8665/
Herickx8662/
Horicks8614/
Ehricks862/
Erickse862/
Erricks861/
Hetriks861/
Erick's861/
Hetrics860/
Eriks83744/
Horricks80416/
Harricks8083/
Hoerichs8013/
Ettricks8013/
Heyrichs8011/
Heirichs809/
Huiricks800/
Hérics77237/
Gerics77207/
Erichs77143/
Iricks7750/
Geriks7711/
Eiriks7710/
Oricks777/
Hiriks776/
Erikse773/
Hariks771/
Aricks771/
Erriks770/
Earics770/
Hericsová753/
Heirrichs750/
Gergics71279/
Heirigs71212/
Ehrichs71204/
Hörichs7118/
Hirzics718/
Horichs716/
Hirichs713/
Gericsh711/
Herrigs711/
Hérickx711/
Horickx711/
Orricks710/
Yoricks710/
Errichs710/
Iriks67232/
Ariks67136/
Horrichs67106/
Ericx6736/
Herix6735/
Ereks677/
Eruks673/
Oriks672/
Oerrichs672/
Hieriggs671/
Horrecks671/
Yirricks670/

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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 Hericks
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