Herseth Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Herseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1391:36,9955,231
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Herseth Last Name Facts

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

Herseth is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herseth? popularity and diffusion

Herseth is the 928,396th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Herseth live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in Scandinavia.

Herseth is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 36,995. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 53 percent live, Northern Norway, where 27 percent live and Southern Norway, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Norway it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Herseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herseth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herseth surname increased 2,460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herseth surname are 28.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herseth earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.4% more than the national average, earning 350,912 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.51% less than the national average, earning $35,593 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herset9228/
Hergeth86342/
Gerseth8630/
Herzeth866/
Harseth866/
Horseth861/
Hearset860/
Hersett860/
Erset8317/
Haarseth8085/
Chersett800/
Herget775,647/
Herzet77614/
Orseth7790/
Gerset7750/
Arseth7748/
Erseyt7712/
Ierset779/
Harset775/
Jerset773/
Hercet771/
Hirset770/
Ersett770/
Herscheit7546/
Aarseth711,159/
Hergett71277/
Herchet71234/
Hergest71111/
Hergetz7146/
Jersett7139/
Hersits7138/
Cherget7112/
Gerseyt718/
Haarset714/
Herrschett712/
Herscheidt711/
Hergedt711/
Gersith711/
Hirsett711/
Khersed711/
Horsett710/
Horsset710/
Harsett710/
Orset67916/
Erget6776/
Ersit6768/
Arset6728/
Harshith6728/
Herrscheidt676/
Hergette671/
Hersheid671/
Hershead671/
Cherzets671/
Ersed671/
Harrsett670/
Gersheet670/
Hoirsett670/
Erjet670/

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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 Herseth
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