Hermanus Surname

92,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Aruba

Hermanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hermanus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,9511:13,7121,730
Indonesia1,0221:129,40212,977
Canada441:837,40065,151
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Belgium361:319,35136,407
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Hermanus (36,362) may also be a first name.

Hermanus Last Name Facts

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

Hermanus is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hermanus? popularity and diffusion

Hermanus is the 92,212th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,406,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Hermanus are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 24,001st most widespread first name world-wide, held by 36,362 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,951 people, or 1 in 13,712. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 53 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa Hermanus is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Hermanus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hermanus surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hermanus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 17.54% less than the national average, earning R 195,948 per year; in United States they earn 36.32% more than the national average, earning $58,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $50,655 CAD per year.

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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 Hermanus
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