Herkt Surname

248,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Herkt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herkt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6911:116,50614,326
Poland5841:65,08310,219
Ecuador1521:104,6446,284
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
France271:2,460,101186,232
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Herkt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herkt is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herkt? popularity and diffusion

Herkt is the 248,973rd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,568,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Herkt live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 691 people, or 1 in 116,506. In Germany Herkt is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Berlin, where 17 percent live and Brandenburg, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 37 percent live and Ecuador, where 10 percent live.

Herkt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herkt last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Herkt earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herckt9134/
Herkht913/
Erkt891/
Hearkte831/
Hergt80569/
Hirkte731/
Erct6713/
Hergøth677/
Erktova671/
Irkt671/
Arkt671/
Erqt671/
Chirkte671/
Herqutt670/
Erqtd601/
Erqut601/
Yorkt601/
Gergt601/
Eargt600/
Chitrkthe576/
Hargth551/
Chithrkthe531/

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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 Herkt
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