Herpe Surname

337,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Herpe Surname User-submission:

It is a Nordic patronymic surname. It derived from the word hjerpe, meaning 'hazel grouse'.

Herpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8231:80,70811,416
Germany1101:731,86855,248
United States771:4,707,259244,676
England221:2,532,63991,802
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Herpe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Nordic patronymic surname. It derived from the word hjerpe, meaning 'hazel grouse'.

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Herpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herpe is found most in France. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herpe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 337,263rd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,673,577 people. The last name Herpe occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Herpe reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 823 people, or 1 in 80,708. In France Herpe is mostly found in: Brittany, where 34 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Normandy, where 9 percent live. Outside of France this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Herpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herpe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herpe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herpe surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Herpe earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.25% more than the national average, earning $56,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjerpe911,579/
Herper91359/
Herpet91122/
Cherpe9189/
Herpes9163/
Herpie914/
Hierpe913/
Herpez911/
Herpei911/
Herp89656/
Erpe89479/
Hjerppe83255/
Cherpes83117/
Herpfer8354/
Cherpet832/
Cherpey831/
Herpest830/
Cherper830/
Harpe802,745/
Gerpe801,646/
Herps80301/
Hjerp80122/
Herpy80118/
Cherp80115/
Hearp8091/
Erpes8048/
Jerpe8044/
Erper8039/
Horpe8014/
Herpi8013/
Șerpe8013/
Herpa8012/
Herpt8011/
Erpea806/
Hirpe805/
Eirpe804/
Eurpe804/
Erppe802/
Earpe801/
Erpet801/
Erpee801/
Erpie801/
Cherpess771/
Cherpets771/
Herpheez771/
Erp751,201/
Herpai73407/
Hjärpe73290/
Cherpa73190/
Hearps73162/
Cherpi7366/
Herpis7359/
Herpay7337/
Harpea7322/
Harpie7319/
Jhirpe7317/
Hörper7316/
Cherpy7314/
Herphs7312/
Herpha739/
Herpui738/
Harpee736/
Chirpe736/
Herpit735/
Harpey734/
Heereb734/
Aharpe732/
Herpid731/
Eerped731/
Harpeh731/
Jerpea731/
Herppy731/
Harpeș731/
Harppe731/
Heerpt731/
Gerpey730/
Eurpey730/
Herb679,270/
Earp677,948/
Herpich672,471/
Arpe671,391/
Orpe67816/
Erps67768/
Herv67582/
Erpa67387/
Cherpit6797/
Ehrp6767/
Erpi6759/
Erpf6745/
Irpe677/
Cheerpa675/
Eirp674/
Eerp673/
Eurp672/
Cherpay671/
Hairper671/
Hirp671/
Yhrp671/
Ejrp671/
Erpt671/
Erpy671/
Erhp671/
Cherpuy671/
Errp670/

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