Herschel Surname

270,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Herschel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7431:108,35213,382
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Israel1081:79,2379,601
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
England291:1,921,31276,208
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
France31:22,140,907385,998
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Herschel (9,098) may also be a first name.

Herschel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herschel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Herschel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herschel? popularity and diffusion

Herschel is the 270,454th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,053,777 people. Herschel occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Herschel reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 65,228th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 9,098 people.

The surname Herschel is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 743 people, or 1 in 108,352. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live, Saxony, where 27 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Herschel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herschel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herschel surname grew 580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herschel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herschel last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herschel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.72% more than the national average, earning R 320,148 per year; in United States they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning $43,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.87% less than the national average, earning $45,773 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herschell94753/
Herzschel9421/
Herrschel945/
Herschkel942/
Hierschel942/
Herchel93344/
Hershel93132/
Herschl9327/
Erschel9310/
Cherchel881,298/
Hirschel881,057/
Gerschel88234/
Horschel88224/
Hershell8835/
Erschell8819/
Herchell8813/
Harschel889/
Härschel883/
Hershcel881/
Herschil880/
Herrchel880/
Hersel86339/
Herchl86130/
Hercel8699/
Erchel8611/
Hershl861/
Härzschel8223/
Hirscheld826/
Horschell822/
Herschild821/
Hirschell821/
Hirschl80568/
Orschel80512/
Herszel80117/
Gershel8089/
Hyrchel8043/
Jerschl8033/
Heursel8011/
Khersel808/
Hirshel807/
Hearcel806/
Herchil805/
Herssel801/
Hirchel801/
Hersell801/
Herskel801/
Gerschl801/
Herchyl801/
Erchell800/
Ershell800/
Hirscel800/
Herrsel800/
Hirscheeld781/
Hirschgeld781/
D'Horschel781/
Ersel77232/
Hersl7795/
Hercl7751/
Ercel7743/
Chyrchel75175/
Cherchil7598/
Orschell7591/
Cherchyl7546/
Gershell756/
Khyrshel755/
Hirshell754/
Järschel752/
Chershil751/
Irschell751/
Earshell751/
Hirshkel751/
Hearsell750/
Hershill750/
Herskell750/
Chirchel750/
Herrschildt742/
Herzel71979/
Iersel71267/
Eersel71232/
Harsel71197/
Hergel71172/
Horsel7149/
Cherchill7142/
Gersel7140/
Hersil7132/
Hirsel7121/
Erseel7121/
Hercil7118/
Heršel7111/
Jercel717/
Gercel714/
Irschl714/
Hirschild712/
Herskl711/
Härsel711/
Hörsel711/
Herxel711/
Earsel711/
Gershl711/
Ershkl711/
Irchel711/
Hirscl711/
Earcel710/
Ersell710/
Eursel710/
Chirchell710/
Orschl710/
Horsell67733/
Herzeel67233/
Harsell67203/
Hirszel6737/
Hergelt6732/
Hirschlová6728/
Ierssel6723/
Hörsell6717/
Harssel6714/
Gersell6710/
Ersl678/
Hersild675/
Ohrsell675/
Herzell673/
Hirchil672/
Oercell671/
Hoerzel671/
Hirshil671/
Erchill671/
Gerrsel671/
Gerssel671/
Harsuel671/
Haarsel671/
Aershll671/
Iorshel671/
Earsell670/
Horcell670/
Eursell670/
Ersaell670/
Herslet670/
Heirgel670/
Cherrchill670/
Oerssel670/

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