Herkous Surname
Approximately 817 people bear this surname
Herkous Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 670 | 1:57,659 | 9,714 |
| France | 147 | 1:451,855 | 64,822 |
Herkous Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herkous Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Herkous is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Herkous? popularity and diffusion
Herkous is the 423,762nd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,919,885 people. Herkous is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Herkous live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 82 percent live in Mahgreb.
This last name is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 670 people, or 1 in 57,659. In Algeria Herkous is most frequent in: El Oued Province, where 99 percent reside, Tiaret Province, where 1 percent reside and Biskra Province, where 0 percent reside. Besides Algeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in France, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herkus | 92 | 40 | / |
| Herkousse | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cherkos | 86 | 5,022 | / |
| Cherkus | 86 | 7 | / |
| Herkush | 86 | 1 | / |
| Herkose | 86 | 1 | / |
| Erkus | 83 | 242 | / |
| Kherkoushe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cherkose | 80 | 21 | / |
| Cherkoss | 80 | 20 | / |
| Cherkosh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cherkush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hercus | 77 | 516 | / |
| Hercos | 77 | 70 | / |
| Gerkus | 77 | 41 | / |
| Eurkus | 77 | 28 | / |
| Erzkus | 77 | 11 | / |
| Herkas | 77 | 5 | / |
| Erkose | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gerkos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Earkus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herkusová | 75 | 17 | / |
| Herkouche | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herkusova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cherkas | 71 | 8,874 | / |
| Cherkosova | 71 | 8 | / |
| Herkash | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chercus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Herkass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iorkous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirkus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hearkas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Erkuş | 67 | 7,291 | / |
| Cherkass | 67 | 140 | / |
| Irkos | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ercus | 67 | 99 | / |
| Erkas | 67 | 67 | / |
| Hayırkus | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ercos | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cherkash | 67 | 19 | / |
| Erkuz | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cherkies | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kherkhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erkosova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heerekas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherkyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irkus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yrkus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehrkeus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Herkous
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