Hermès Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Hermès Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hermes (27,586) & Hermés (6) are calculated separately.
Hermès (40) may also be a first name.
Hermès Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hermès Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hermès is found most in Switzerland. It can appear in the variant forms: Hermes or Hermés. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hermès? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hermès is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Hermès live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Hermès is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 40 people.
This surname is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 586,637. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 57 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 21 percent are found and Canton of Vaud, where 14 percent are found. Other than Switzerland Hermès occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 35 percent are found and Belgium, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Hermès
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