Herker Surname
Approximately 584 people bear this surname
Herker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 378 | 1:212,977 | 24,077 |
| United States | 132 | 1:2,745,901 | 164,003 |
| Austria | 40 | 1:212,886 | 26,249 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Herker Demographics
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Herker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Herker occurs most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Herker? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 547,713th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. Herker is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Herker reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Herker is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 212,977. In Germany Herker is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 39 percent live, Berlin, where 21 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Other than Germany it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.
Herker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Herker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herker last name increased 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Herker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Herker are 21.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.29% registered to vote for the party.
Herker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.51% less than the national average, earning $38,612 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hercker | 92 | 19 | / |
| Cherker | 92 | 6 | / |
| Herzker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hoerker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Herkerp | 92 | 0 | / |
| Haerker | 92 | 0 | / |
| Heirker | 92 | 0 | / |
| Erker | 91 | 2,860 | / |
| Herckert | 86 | 63 | / |
| Kherkher | 86 | 61 | / |
| Herkertt | 86 | 2 | / |
| Heereker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Geherker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Herkhert | 86 | 0 | / |
| Harker | 83 | 16,874 | / |
| Ercker | 83 | 291 | / |
| Gerker | 83 | 214 | / |
| Hercer | 83 | 210 | / |
| Erkier | 83 | 68 | / |
| Hörker | 83 | 53 | / |
| Eråker | 83 | 25 | / |
| Erkerd | 83 | 15 | / |
| Horker | 83 | 6 | / |
| Earker | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ierker | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aerker | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erkere | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hirker | 83 | 0 | / |
| Herkerova | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hercher | 77 | 1,131 | / |
| Erckert | 77 | 239 | / |
| Gercker | 77 | 5 | / |
| Harkeyr | 77 | 2 | / |
| Höråker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Harrker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gehrker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erkerdt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Horcker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hairker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Harkker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erckerd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kherkre | 77 | 1 | / |
| Harcker | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cherkerova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arker | 73 | 200 | / |
| Orker | 73 | 158 | / |
| Erkir | 73 | 108 | / |
| Örker | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ercer | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chercher | 71 | 60 | / |
| Herquier | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jerråker | 71 | 8 | / |
| Erkerová | 71 | 4 | / |
| Herccher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erkheart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yorker | 67 | 440 | / |
| Iorker | 67 | 367 | / |
| Harkir | 67 | 61 | / |
| Aråker | 67 | 8 | / |
| Girker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arkker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iråker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earkir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orcker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arcker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yreker | 67 | 0 | / |
| Irkerd | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Herker
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