Herschke Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herschke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herschke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Herschke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herschke occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herschke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Herschke reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Herschke is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 1,437,597. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 34 percent are found, Hesse, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 5 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hersche93514/
Herschk9310/
Heersche88135/
Herrsche88118/
Gerschke8897/
Horschke8891/
Hirschke8825/
Jerschke8819/
Hyrschke8814/
Herschka882/
Herschey881/
Heirsche880/
Earschke880/
Ersche8612/
Hershk861/
Herske860/
Hersck860/
Herschkeová841/
Hörschkes826/
Hirsche80319/
Hersker8054/
Herschi8017/
Hoerske8016/
Herskee8011/
Gershke803/
Herscky802/
Earsche801/
Khershk801/
Herskey800/
Hersk7716/
Hersc771/
Hirschey75531/
Hirschka7563/
Järschke7521/
Girschke757/
Harshkee751/
Cherskey751/
Herzke71418/
Hörske71115/
Hyrske7148/
Harske7141/
Gerske7141/
Herska7131/
Herski7118/
Hersca7112/
Jerske715/
Hershkova714/
Hirsck713/
Chersk711/
Herská711/
Hersky710/
Horske710/
Hirschi675,287/
Chersky67221/
Herskoi6739/
Cherski6729/
Gerszke6723/
Hirshka6722/
Horskey6715/
Jershky678/
Harskey677/
Irschei676/
Herskyi675/
Hirszke675/
Khersky674/
Erskije674/
Ersk671/
Hirscch671/
Cherska671/
Ershchi671/

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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 Herschke
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