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

The last name Herrings is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herrings? popularity and diffusion

Herrings is the 1,048,281st most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname Herrings is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Herrings are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Herrings is also the 722,635th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 161 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 483,730. In South Africa Herrings is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 83 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Herrings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herrings has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herrings last name increased 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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