Herselman Surname

162,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Herselman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herselman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4821:21,8282,772
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
England471:1,185,49155,443
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Herselman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herselman occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herselman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 162,058th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,714,170 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Herselman reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 2,482 people, or 1 in 21,828. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 28 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Western Cape, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Herselman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herselman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herselman Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Herselman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.45% more than the national average, earning R 531,000 per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.74% less than the national average, earning $39,379 CAD per year.

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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 Herselman
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