Herkes Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Herkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2321:23,0772,591
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
England1841:302,81622,992
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Australia371:729,61448,196
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Wales81:386,81619,671
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1231:30,4332,588
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Herkes Last Name Facts

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

Herkes is most common in Scotland. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herkes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 414,602nd most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,675,650 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Herkes reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Herkes is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 23,077. In Scotland Herkes is primarily concentrated in: East Lothian, where 33 percent live, City of Edinburgh, where 17 percent live and Fife, where 13 percent live. Aside from Scotland this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Herkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herkes has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 432 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,840 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herkes surname are 7.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Herkes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 197.29% more than the national average, earning R 706,476 per year; in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $49,793 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherkes922,385/
Heerkes9297/
Herkess9283/
Herckes925/
Erkes91805/
Cherkess8692/
Cherkesh862/
Cherkies862/
Cherkets861/
Cherckes861/
Harkes83623/
Eerkes83283/
Gerkes83207/
Jerkes8331/
Erkhes8326/
Erckes8314/
Herkis838/
Erkess838/
Herces832/
Hirkes831/
Herkez830/
Aerkes830/
Cherkez771,248/
Harkess77747/
Cherkis77264/
Cherkys77232/
Harkies7777/
Herckis7734/
Harkesh7723/
Herques7716/
Chirkes7711/
Hercesh772/
Harkees771/
Herches771/
Gerckes771/
Erkease771/
Herkish771/
Hairkes770/
Cherkesova752,377/
Cheherkesh751/
Erkeç731,113/
Arkes73411/
Erkeş7380/
Erkis7353/
Erkez7348/
Orkes7326/
Irkes7325/
Erkys737/
Erces734/
Erkès731/
Cherches71243/
Cherques7131/
Cherkessova7118/
Cherkiss7111/
Cherkeshova716/
Chirkesh713/
Cherckez711/
Harkeess711/
Herkiche711/
Hyrkäs67695/
Harkis67115/
Erkeshova67114/
Gerkis6789/
Orkies6744/
Girkes6744/
Đerkeš6735/
Yorkes6723/
Arkesh6719/
Arkies6716/
Hörkäs6715/
Gerkeš6712/
Khairkesh6712/
Gerkez676/
Erkysh671/
Erkeiz671/
Erques671/
Hercez671/
Gerkys671/
Erkech671/
Arkeås671/
Arkess670/
Herrkecht670/
Orkeys670/

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