Herkus Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Herkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Herkus (55) may also be a first name.
Herkus Demographics
Average Herkus Salary in
United States
$57,200 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Herkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Herkus is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Herkus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herkus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Herkus is the 3,100,440th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Herkus live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 48 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,336,256th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 55 people.
The last name Herkus is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,395,931. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Odessa Oblast, where 58 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 16 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Herkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Herkus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Herkus surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Herkus Last Name Statistics demography
Herkus earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.56% more than the national average, earning $57,200 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herkous | 92 | 817 | / |
| Cherkus | 92 | 7 | / |
| Herkush | 92 | 1 | / |
| Erkus | 91 | 242 | / |
| Cherkush | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hoerkaus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hercus | 83 | 516 | / |
| Harkus | 83 | 215 | / |
| Gerkus | 83 | 41 | / |
| Eurkus | 83 | 28 | / |
| Erzkus | 83 | 11 | / |
| Earkus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Herkusová | 80 | 17 | / |
| Herkusova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Herkousse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cherkos | 77 | 5,022 | / |
| Horkous | 77 | 54 | / |
| Harkusz | 77 | 24 | / |
| Harkush | 77 | 16 | / |
| Chercus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Horkush | 77 | 2 | / |
| Harkuus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Horkusz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chirkus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Harkuss | 77 | 0 | / |
| Harkuis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kherkoushe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erkuş | 73 | 7,291 | / |
| Arkus | 73 | 294 | / |
| Ercus | 73 | 99 | / |
| Orkus | 73 | 65 | / |
| Erkuz | 73 | 18 | / |
| Yrkus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irkus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hayırkus | 71 | 26 | / |
| Cherkoss | 71 | 20 | / |
| Harkouss | 71 | 12 | / |
| Aharkous | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cherkosh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gehrkeus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Arkush | 67 | 234 | / |
| Orkush | 67 | 186 | / |
| Arkusz | 67 | 169 | / |
| Gerkuş | 67 | 94 | / |
| Orkusz | 67 | 84 | / |
| Hercos | 67 | 70 | / |
| Yorkus | 67 | 33 | / |
| Aercus | 67 | 19 | / |
| Arkuss | 67 | 9 | / |
| Girkus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gercus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Erkushova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Arkkus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herkouche | 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
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- 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 Herkus
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