Herkert Surname

181,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herkert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herkert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2381:65,0298,333
United States6131:591,28748,265
Brazil1711:1,251,89743,012
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Canada781:472,37940,609
France221:3,019,215204,848
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Finland71:785,24338,644
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Herkert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herkert is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herkert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 181,314th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,103,725 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Herkert are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,238 people, or 1 in 65,029. In Germany Herkert is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 48 percent are found, Bavaria, where 35 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Other than Germany Herkert is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Herkert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Herkert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herkert last name grew 1,005 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herkert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herkert last name are 19.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Herkert earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.86% more than the national average, earning $51,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.53% more than the national average, earning $58,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herckert9363/
Herkertt932/
Herkhert930/
Erkert92575/
Erckert86239/
Erkiert86223/
Harkert8627/
Jerkert869/
Hercert861/
Erkerdt861/
Herkort860/
Herchert8090/
Haarkert801/
Erkheart801/
Erkart7781/
Erkerd7715/
Arkert7710/
Erkort771/
Ercert771/
Cherchert751/
Harkhaert750/
Erkhart71117/
Harkort7176/
Orckert713/
Erkardt712/
Harkerd711/
Erckerd711/
Earkart711/
Hercort711/
Harkart710/
Herkhard675/
Erkhardt673/
Hercherd671/
Harkortt670/
Hearkard670/

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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
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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 Herkert
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