Herko Surname

321,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Herko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4611:786,24560,824
Ukraine3231:140,93719,749
Slovakia1011:52,83610,186
Poland931:408,69643,526
Austria831:102,59614,745
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Herkó (116) are calculated separately.

Herko (126) may also be a first name.

Herko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herko occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Herkó. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 321,573rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,276,956 people. The surname Herko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Herko live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Herko is also the 829,183rd most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 126 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 461 people, or 1 in 786,245. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 31 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 28 percent live and Slovakia, where 9 percent live.

Herko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Herko are 5.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.81% registered with the party.

Herko earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning $39,606 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herkó93116/
Cherko91210/
Herzko9110/
Heurko919/
Hercko917/
Herkou913/
Kherko911/
Herkoh910/
Erko895,487/
Cherkoh836/
Cherkou832/
Cherkot831/
Cherkoa831/
Hirko803,222/
Herka80883/
Harko80627/
Herco80539/
Hyrko80473/
Gerko80391/
Erkko80144/
Horko80129/
Erkop80109/
Eirko804/
Erkou804/
Erkco801/
Erkoy801/
Ierko801/
Eurko801/
Erkoi801/
Cherkoss7720/
Cherkosh773/
Herkhoih771/
Chirko731,463/
Chyrko731,277/
Cherka73747/
Hercot73339/
Hierco73335/
Harkoo73274/
Herzka73180/
Ohyrko73158/
Harkko73104/
Cherco7384/
Hercos7370/
Hercod7361/
Gerkou7346/
Gerkoy7333/
Jhirko7329/
Hircko7320/
Aharko7319/
Harkho7317/
Horkko735/
Hirkoo735/
Herkaz733/
Kherka732/
Khirko732/
Hirkop732/
Hyrkot731/
Harkoh731/
Heerka731/
Haerka731/
Jerkho731/
Hyrkko731/
Hyrcko731/
Jerkou731/
Herkau730/
Hercoy730/
Cheerkoot7128/
Cherkaova712/
Arko6714,603/
Orko673,064/
Erka67393/
Cheerka6743/
Irko6739/
Chercka6723/
Erco6720/
Yrko6711/
Cheurco6711/
Chirkot678/
Chierco678/
Heyrkah677/
Chirkop676/
Hercout673/
Khairko673/
Hercott673/
Cherkat672/
Heereka671/
Erqo671/
Chirkoa671/
Cheirco671/
Harkhoo671/
Chisrko671/
Jhirkoo671/
Chierka671/
Chercot671/
Chercou671/
Herkass671/
Hearkas670/
Herkatz670/

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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 Herko
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