Herkis Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Algeria

Herkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland391:95,9804,885

Herkis (63) may also be a first name.

Herkis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herkis occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herkis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Herkis is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Herkis are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Herkis is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 63 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 83 percent live and Nevada, where 17 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 13 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Herkis Last Name Statistics demography

Herkis earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherkis92264/
Herckis9234/
Herkish921/
Erkis9153/
Cherkiss8611/
Cherkies862/
Herkes83840/
Harkis83115/
Gerkis8389/
Cherkes772,385/
Cherkys77232/
Harkiss77109/
Heerkes7797/
Herchis7787/
Herkess7783/
Harkies7777/
Chirkis7716/
Herckes775/
Erkhais774/
Gerkiss772/
Harkish771/
Herkich770/
Jerkiss770/
Harkuis770/
Cherkisova7512/
Arkis731,136/
Erkes73805/
Erkiş73720/
Erkiz73411/
Erkiç73146/
Orkis73136/
Ercis7319/
Erkys737/
Irkis731/
Erkès731/
Cherkess7192/
Cherquis7112/
Cherkesh712/
Cherkich711/
Herkiche711/
Cherckes711/
Cherkets711/
Herquist710/
Orkisz671,540/
Hyrkäs67695/
Harkes67623/
Arkhis67515/
Orkhis67410/
Eerkes67283/
Gerkes67207/
Orkish67105/
Orkies6744/
Yorkis6731/
Jerkes6731/
Erkhes6726/
Arkais6718/
Arkies6716/
Hörkäs6715/
Erckes6714/
Erquis6711/
Arkiss679/
Erkess678/
Erkishova676/
Orkiss674/
Harqis673/
Herces672/
Hirkes671/
Irkish671/
Erkeiz671/
Erkysh671/
Girkis671/
Harkiz671/
Gerkiz671/
Gerkys671/
Errkiz671/
Arkish671/
Iorkis671/
Herkez670/
Aerkes670/
Arkois670/

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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 Herkis
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