Herkild Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Herkild Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 80 | 1:70,559 | 7,018 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Herkild Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herkild Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Herkild occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herkild? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Herkild occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Herkild reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This surname is most common in Denmark, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 70,559. In Denmark Herkild is primarily concentrated in: Region Zealand, where 49 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 29 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 15 percent are found. Other than Denmark this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herkil | 92 | 20 | / |
| Harkild | 86 | 12 | / |
| Herkiel | 86 | 4 | / |
| Cherkil | 86 | 1 | / |
| Herkill | 86 | 0 | / |
| Erkil | 83 | 238 | / |
| Herkl | 83 | 7 | / |
| Cherkkil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Herkel | 77 | 621 | / |
| Orkild | 77 | 65 | / |
| Herkül | 77 | 50 | / |
| Hercil | 77 | 18 | / |
| Erkkil | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hirkil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerkil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erkl | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hyrkiel | 71 | 64 | / |
| Herchil | 71 | 5 | / |
| Erkkilæ | 71 | 4 | / |
| Herklet | 71 | 4 | / |
| Herckel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herkühl | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hircild | 71 | 0 | / |
| Erkel | 67 | 905 | / |
| Irkil | 67 | 345 | / |
| Cherchil | 67 | 98 | / |
| Hercl | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ercil | 67 | 47 | / |
| Erkyl | 67 | 26 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Herkild
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