Hernman Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hernman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hernman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hernman (34) may also be a first name.

Hernman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hernman is found most in Sweden. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hernman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hernman? popularity and diffusion

Hernman is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Hernman is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Hernman live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia. Hernman is also the 1,775,424th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 34 people.

The surname Hernman is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 895,160. In Sweden Hernman is most frequent in: Halland County, where 73 percent are found, Värmland County, where 18 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Sweden it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Hernman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hernman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hernman surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chernman931/
Hernmann930/
Ernman927/
Cherinman884/
Hornman86316/
Ehrnman8687/
Jernman8625/
Erenman8619/
Hörnman869/
Härnman866/
Gernman864/
Harnman862/
Ehrenman8043/
Hornmann8020/
Ehrinman801/
Jernmain801/
Harrnman800/
Ornman7717/
Arnman7715/
Irnman770/
Cherinmon75175/
Ehrenmann7580/
Harrinman752/
Ehrenmank751/
Herremman750/
Orenman7113/
Harnmon714/
Ärenman714/
Orinman713/
Örenman711/
Arinman711/
Gernmon711/
Irenman710/
Hornmon710/
Arnmann710/
Girginman634/
Arnmon621/

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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 Hernman
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