Herrestrup Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Herrestrup Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Herrestrup Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark301:188,15715,676
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Herrestrup Last Name Facts

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

Herrestrup occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Herrestrup.

How Common Is The Last Name Herrestrup? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herrestrup is the 3,485,539th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Herrestrup occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Herrestrup reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Denmark, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 188,157. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Region Zealand, where 40 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 37 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Denmark it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harrestrup90128/
Arrestrup845/
Aarrestrup801/
Arestrup7833/
Cheretru780/
Aarestrup74599/
Haristrup740/
Eretraud671/
Arostrup671/
Ehretraut631/

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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 Herrestrup
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