Herrits Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Herrits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herrits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales171:182,03112,022
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales101:156,8426,008
England31:8,125,123158,686

Herrits Last Name Facts

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

Herrits is found in Wales more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herrits? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Herrits are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in Wales, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 182,031. In Wales it is primarily found in: Powys, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Wales it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 31 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Herrits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herrits has changed over time. In Wales the number of people bearing the Herrits surname grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herritts937/
Cherrits934/
Herriots930/
Herits9233/
Errits921/
Herriotts8839/
Herritsch8818/
Gerrits8610,437/
Herritz86190/
Harrits8672/
Jerrits863/
Heirits861/
Erriots860/
Erits831/
Heritsch80162/
Gerritts8051/
Harritsø8036/
Jerritts8012/
Gerrijts806/
Harriets804/
Gerriths801/
Heroites801/
Gerits772,092/
Harits77819/
Herets77245/
Heritz77110/
Herics7785/
Herriz7730/
Herric7726/
Erritz7716/
Jerits7710/
Eerits779/
Eritts772/
Heryts772/
Erzits771/
Arrits770/
Herids770/
Heuritsch7534/
Harritsch751/
Heirrichs750/
Herraiz717,281/
Gerritz71328/
Gerrets71316/
Geerits71274/
Harritz71270/
Gerryts71234/
Gergits71192/
Herrich71164/
Herreiz71135/
Cherriz7174/
Herichs7174/
Herráiz7160/
Herhets7149/
Gereits7143/
Hoeritz7122/
Cherets7116/
Hariets7116/
Hoeritzsch7110/
Heritch719/
Hariths718/
Geraits714/
Harrids713/
Herriez713/
Cheritz712/
Geritts712/
Horritz712/
Kherets711/
Chirits711/
Herrici711/
Heritze711/
Heruitz711/
Heretsz711/
Geriths711/
Erruitz711/
Kherids711/
Arriets711/
Heiritz711/
Errichs710/
Heristz710/
Herić671,230/
Heric67713/
Heriz67578/
Herriche67402/
Herič67336/
Arits67243/
Chiritse67185/
Heretsch6746/
Haritsch6744/
Eritz6735/
Erritzøe6734/
Erric6728/
Eritsova6726/
Orits6717/
Heyrichs6711/
Höritsch6710/
Heirichs679/
Jeritsch679/
Gerretts673/
Herreich672/
Cherzets671/
Erets671/
Geritsch671/
Cherrezs671/
Herrraiz671/
Hearitze670/
Gerraids670/

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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
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  • 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 Herrits
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