Herning Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Herning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3681:984,94373,005
Denmark601:94,0798,936
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Norway151:342,81932,589
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guam11:160,1214,893
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Herning (922) may also be a first name.

Herning Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herning is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Herning click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herning? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 591,720th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. The last name Herning occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Herning reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Herning is also the 266,800th most frequent given name internationally, held by 922 people.

The last name Herning is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 984,943. In The United States Herning is mostly concentrated in: California, where 15 percent are found, Alaska, where 12 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 11 percent are found and Scotland, where 4 percent are found.

Herning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Herning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herning last name grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herning Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Herning last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Herning are 12.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Herning earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning 369,943 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.3% more than the national average, earning $50,615 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoerning93457/
Hernning932/
Hearning930/
Hernings930/
Herrning930/
Erning92323/
Hernin9224/
Hearnning880/
Horning8610,615/
Hörning861,780/
Chernin861,501/
Hirning86999/
Harning86231/
Gerning8655/
Härning8640/
Jerning8629/
Ehrning8615/
Hernäng8613/
Khernin861/
Ahrning861/
Ernin8315/
Chernina80295/
Khernina8073/
Heurnink8035/
Earnning801/
Hornning801/
Chernuin801/
Horrning800/
Hirnning800/
Arning772,288/
Orning77140/
Hernen7795/
Ernina7758/
Örning7732/
Hernim7725/
Ernion776/
Irning773/
Erninn772/
Erneng771/
Hernän771/
Jernin771/
Cherninova71153/
Hearnen7181/
Chernyn7172/
Hornink7167/
Girning7123/
Gerneng7123/
Chernen7116/
Jerneng717/
Jørning716/
Harneng716/
Gernina712/
Chirnin711/
Jrnning711/
Jernijn711/
Hirnina711/
Horneng711/
Ornning711/
Hernnen711/
Hernnem710/
Arnning710/
Chernyna6793/
Ernim6784/
Ernen6765/
Cherninkova6714/
Horninck673/
Irnin673/
Herngeen671/
Harninck671/
Jrnnings671/
Ernyn671/
Gairning670/
Harneeng670/
Heerhnen670/
Gernnion670/

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