Herkovits Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Herkovits Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Herkovits Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herkovits Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Herkovits occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Herkovits? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Herkovits are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 63 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
This last name is most widely held in Argentina, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,274,341. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 100 percent live. Excluding Argentina Herkovits is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent live and Hungary, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herkovics | 89 | 29 | / |
| Jerkovits | 89 | 14 | / |
| Herkovitz | 89 | 13 | / |
| Herkowits | 89 | 2 | / |
| Cherkovets | 84 | 218 | / |
| Herkovic | 82 | 8 | / |
| Arkovits | 82 | 7 | / |
| Herkovič | 82 | 2 | / |
| Erkhovets | 78 | 346 | / |
| Horkovets | 78 | 180 | / |
| Harkovets | 78 | 142 | / |
| Herkowitz | 78 | 52 | / |
| Herkovich | 78 | 8 | / |
| Jerkavits | 78 | 6 | / |
| Hercovitz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Erkovic | 75 | 4 | / |
| Erković | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cherkavets | 74 | 7 | / |
| Chirkovets | 74 | 3 | / |
| Herhkowitz | 74 | 3 | / |
| Cherkowitz | 74 | 1 | / |
| Hercovitch | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chercovets | 74 | 1 | / |
| Hercosvitz | 74 | 1 | / |
| Jerković | 71 | 5,517 | / |
| Erkovich | 71 | 814 | / |
| Đerković | 71 | 425 | / |
| Jerkovič | 71 | 36 | / |
| Arkovitz | 71 | 16 | / |
| Horkovič | 71 | 15 | / |
| Orkovitz | 71 | 5 | / |
| Herkovec | 71 | 4 | / |
| Heřkovič | 71 | 4 | / |
| Erkowitz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orkovets | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jerkowitsch | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kherkhovich | 70 | 1 | / |
| Harkavets | 67 | 535 | / |
| Horkavets | 67 | 90 | / |
| Gerkovich | 67 | 90 | / |
| Hercovich | 67 | 44 | / |
| Hercowitz | 67 | 41 | / |
| Herkewitz | 67 | 40 | / |
| Harcovitz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Horkowitz | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gerkowitz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Herkovych | 67 | 2 | / |
| Herkowicz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yorkovitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkhovets | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Herkovits
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