Herness Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Herness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Norway321:160,69619,635
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Herness (31) may also be a first name.

Herness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herness occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herness? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herness is the 1,136,896th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname Herness occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Herness are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name world-wide, borne by 31 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 2,095,138. In The United States Herness is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 22 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 15 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Herness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Herness surname expanded 8,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herness surname are 1.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herness earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning 294,434 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherness9324/
Hearness930/
Hernes921,618/
Erness920/
Hægerness881/
Harness868,614/
Chernes86547/
Horness86260/
Hearnes86171/
Hernest86122/
Hernets86107/
Hernesz86104/
Hoernes8692/
Hernesh8639/
Hernies8626/
Gerness866/
Ernesse863/
Khernes862/
Hernges862/
Hernnes861/
Eurness861/
Herneys861/
Haernes861/
Hyrness860/
Jerness860/
Herne831,840/
Ernes83499/
Chernets802,426/
Cherniss80220/
Harniess80121/
Harneiss8082/
Harrness8026/
Chernesh8025/
Hierneis8016/
Chernest8014/
Hirneiss808/
Harhness803/
Hernishs801/
Hiorness801/
Earnesse801/
Cherneus801/
Harnness800/
Herneise800/
Ernest77137,860/
Hearne7711,885/
Herner772,215/
Cherne771,451/
Hornes771,176/
Harnes77503/
Erneus77481/
Arness77363/
Hernet77343/
Gernes77229/
Herney77204/
Hernea77139/
Hernis77131/
Orness77103/
Hernie7796/
Hörnes7759/
Hjerne7738/
Hernez7726/
Earnes7725/
Jernes7725/
Ernesh7720/
Ahrnes7718/
Ernets7714/
Hehrne7711/
Hernei7710/
Ernies773/
Hirnes773/
Herned773/
Kherne772/
Erneas772/
Hernex771/
Hernge771/
Hernje771/
Hyrnes771/
Erniss771/
Ernese771/
Ernnes771/
Härnes771/
Hernej771/
Hernäs771/
Ernesz771/
Ernges771/
Oernes771/
Herrne770/
Eernes770/
Irness770/
Heurne770/
Ernees770/
Hernesová752/
Herinnges751/
Kheirenes751/
Erne734,311/
Chernet7125,613/
Earnest7112,619/
Cherney714,108/
Chernei711,272/
Cherner71660/
Chernis71493/
Hornnes71286/
Ernisse71133/
Aarness71131/
Hearney71130/
Herneha71130/
Chernez71101/
Hernais7186/
Heirene7184/
Chernys7179/
Hoernis7158/
Hernist7152/
Hyrnets7146/
Herinne7145/
Harniss7132/
Hernnäs7122/
Hjernøe7121/
Chernie7115/
Hernett7110/
Herenne719/
Hergner718/
Hirneis717/
Hearner715/
Erneest715/
Harneis714/
Chernne714/
Hernhed714/
Harnesh713/
Ernneus712/
Herrner712/
Chernee712/
Hernice712/
Ernnest712/
Hernech712/
Kheirne711/
Cheerne711/
Hernedz711/
Herneer711/
Herneez711/
Earnese711/
Eernest711/
Erneast711/
Harneas711/
Arnness711/
Yorness711/
Hernois711/
Horneus711/
Hernecz711/
Hernnez711/
Hernysz711/
Hernåez711/
Jerneås711/
Jiernes711/
Hergnie711/
Harneås711/
Harnies711/
Harnyss711/
D'Herinnes711/
Earnesp711/
Chernep711/
Ernesjz711/
Herneiz711/
Ergnesh711/
Hernish710/
Heerrne710/
Heirney710/
Harrnes710/
Horniss710/
Harnnes710/
Ergnest710/
Hernner710/
Heirner710/
Ernestt710/
Heerney710/
Chernysh6723,737/
Cherneha676,832/
Herni673,907/
Herna673,316/
Arnes672,585/
Ernis67917/
Erney67836/
Ornes67701/
Gerne67668/
Erner67631/
Eernisse67544/
Ernez67543/
Ernie67511/
Herny67407/
Hyrne67223/
Chernish67217/
Ernei67205/
Hirneise67142/
Jerne67122/
Chearney67103/
Ehrne67100/
Hornesch6779/
Cherneshova6775/
Chernett6763/
Chernetz6760/
Ernet6747/
Ernea6738/
Earnisse6730/
Ernesova6728/
D'Hornes6728/
Herné6720/
Earne6717/
Gairness6714/
Hirne6710/
Ernäs679/
Ernesová678/
Ernée677/
Härne676/
Ernee676/
Etrennes676/
Chernyts676/
Gernesch675/
Ierne674/
Erneš674/
Eerne673/
Ernep673/
Hernisch673/
Eyrne672/
Ernys672/
Hernj671/
Cheirnet671/
Eirne671/
Eirrnest671/
Erneu671/
Herniche671/
Orehenes671/
Ergne671/
Cherenne671/
Hjrne671/
Ihrne671/
Erneh671/
Ernjs671/
Earnease670/
Eirnisse670/
Hergnett670/
Harnesch670/
Erned670/
Ernne670/
Irnes670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herness
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