Herk Surname

437,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Austria

Herk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1831:92,28015,166
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Austria1631:52,2428,220
Hungary951:103,3299,926
Turkey371:2,103,28271,268
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Herk (178) may also be a first name.

Herk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herk is most common in The Netherlands. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herk is the 437,968th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,307,211 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Herk are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 683,417th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 178 people.

The last name Herk is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 92,280. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 55 percent reside, North Brabant, where 33 percent reside and North Holland, where 5 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Herk is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Austria, where 21 percent reside.

Herk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herk surname grew 669 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Herk are 6.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herk earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.96% less than the national average, earning $33,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herke891,235/
Cherk89510/
Herck89255/
Hierk897/
Heark895/
Herkh891/
Hoerk891/
Kherk891/
Heurk890/
Erk864,301/
Cherke80163/
Kherkh80130/
Hierck80110/
Herckt8034/
Hercke8016/
Heurck8015/
Heisrk8013/
Cherks805/
Herrck803/
Herrks803/
Herkht803/
Hehrke802/
Cherck802/
Cherkh802/
Kherke801/
Herrkk801/
Hetrck801/
Heitrk801/
Herckk801/
Kheerk801/
Heirke800/
Cheerk800/
Hark752,220/
Erke752,179/
Gerk752,117/
Herc75950/
Erck75807/
Hork75364/
Herx75190/
Erkh7594/
Herg7587/
Ehrk7583/
Hirk7544/
Hörk7536/
Eirk7520/
Härk7513/
Eark759/
Eråk759/
Eurk754/
Erkp753/
Herq752/
Hyrk752/
Erkx752/
Ihrk751/
Erkt751/
Ierk751/
Oerk751/
Esrk751/
Erkk751/
Erkq751/
Ergk751/
Jhrk751/
Kheirkh73499/
Kheyrkh73197/
Herková73195/
D'Herck7330/
Herkova7323/
Cheyrek733/
Cheerke731/
Ihrke671,347/
Erksh67785/
Cherkova67694/
Hergt67569/
Horck67294/
Harck67256/
Hirke67156/
Eyrek67137/
Härke6783/
Chirk6770/
Ihrck6753/
Geerk6746/
Đerke6731/
Chyrk6730/
Gehrk6730/
Öhrke6724/
Harkh6722/
Erkøk6720/
Jerkø6720/
Hergg6719/
Hyrek6717/
Hirks6714/
Ehrck6713/
Horkh6712/
Hýrek6710/
Khirk678/
Cherg677/
Hörke677/
Herckova676/
Cherc675/
Jhrke675/
Hergh674/
Hyrck674/
Kherg674/
Erkhe673/
Eerck672/
Horgk672/
Errck672/
Ierck672/
Hyrke672/
Hearc671/
Hearg671/
Hirck671/
Earck671/
Earke671/
Earks671/
Eerek671/
Eurck671/
Errks671/
Erhke671/
Eirek671/
Heirg671/
Eirck671/
Ejrek671/
Ehrkh671/
Cherq671/
Ejrqk671/
Gerkc671/
Jthrk671/
Heerc671/
Ierkq671/
Ercke670/
Eirks670/
Haark670/
Hearx670/
Hyrks670/

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Footnotes

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