Herrings Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Herrings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herrings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Panama61:652,04310,051
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Herrings (161) may also be a first name.

Herrings Last Name Facts

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

Herrings occurs most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herrings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,048,281st most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name Herrings is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Herrings reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 722,635th most widespread given name globally It is held by 161 people.

Herrings is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 483,730. In South Africa Herrings is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 83 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Herrings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herrings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Herrings last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herrings Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Herrings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.39% less than the national average, earning R 89,376 per year and in United States they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $46,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herringsø9412/
Herring9358,702/
Herings93180/
Heerings88235/
Hearring88177/
Harrings8860/
Erringsø885/
Hearings884/
Herringg881/
Herringt881/
Heirring881/
Herriong881/
Herrring880/
Heerring880/
Gerrings880/
Herrimng880/
Heurring880/
Hering8622,627/
Erring8624/
Herrng863/
Erings860/
Chherring82112/
Cheurring820/
Heering801,965/
Herzing801,871/
Heuring801,289/
Gerring801,212/
Harings80817/
Hearing80660/
Herreng80230/
Chering80151/
Heiring80144/
Hiering8071/
Heringh8048/
Earring8045/
Horings8042/
Jerring8024/
Hehring8020/
Heyring8013/
Eurings808/
Herrink808/
Härring806/
Khering803/
Earings803/
Jerings803/
Herngst803/
Eirings801/
Eerring801/
Heringk801/
Hirring800/
Ehrings800/
Ierring800/
Hesring800/
Herging800/
Ering772,470/
Herng77147/
Chhering751,365/
Geerings75235/
Herrengt7556/
Hjørring7521/
Cherimng7515/
Jeerings7513/
Herincks752/
Chearing752/
Chirring752/
Heringue752/
Heeringz751/
Gehrings751/
Cheering751/
Cheringh751/
Cheringk751/
Hairring750/
Gehrring750/
Huirring750/
Heiruing750/
Herinchs750/
Häring718,066/
Gering716,398/
Eyring711,369/
Ehring711,227/
Herink71845/
Hereng71815/
Ihring71598/
Eiring71560/
Cherng71459/
Earing71388/
Euring71208/
Jering71160/
Heringová71151/
Héring71138/
Eering7165/
Arings7162/
Heryng7158/
Herinx7157/
Hiring7135/
Irring7123/
Eriong7115/
Hearingke7113/
Etring715/
Heringova715/
Hernng713/
Hearng712/
Eruing712/
Herrinckx711/
Jrings711/
Erzing711/
Erging711/
Eringh711/
Herrinque711/
Ejring711/
Erincs711/
Heirinchs711/
Hyring710/
Iering710/
Chiring677,847/
Geering671,467/
Heerink67924/
Jehring67462/
Hérincs67205/
Khereng67179/
Gihring67146/
Jähring67104/
Herincx6773/
Herengt6742/
Herinck6725/
Erng6720/
Hierink6719/
Jerräng6718/
Hairing6718/
Heireng6717/
Hergink6717/
Højring6711/
Jørring6711/
Haringx677/
Chereng675/
Gerinng674/
Geriong674/
Geringk672/
Horengs672/
Chirringue672/
Herengh671/
Cherink671/
Chherng671/
Hearnng671/
Eehring671/
Eringue671/
Jearing671/
Gejring671/
Eringke671/
Jiering671/
Jeering671/
Herzink670/
Hioring670/
Girring670/
Girings670/
Eytring670/
Airring670/

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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 Herrings
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