Hersh Surname
Approximately 8,355 people bear this surname
Hersh Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the red deer; one with some characteristics of a deer.
Hersh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,658 | 1:64,061 | 7,503 |
| Iraq | 1,074 | 1:32,609 | 1,514 |
| Palestine | 732 | 1:6,214 | 1,355 |
| Jordan | 414 | 1:21,359 | 3,082 |
| Canada | 157 | 1:234,685 | 22,439 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| Lebanon | 44 | 1:128,116 | 6,774 |
| Israel | 40 | 1:213,941 | 20,390 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| Syria | 15 | 1:1,286,735 | 7,466 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 525 | 1:95,655 | 9,761 |
Hersh (1,379) may also be a first name.
Hersh Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at the sign of the red deer; one with some characteristics of a deer.
Hersh Demographics
Average Hersh Salary in
United States
$51,278 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hersh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hersh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hersh (Arabic: هرش) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hersh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 60,317th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 872,238 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Hersh are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 210,876th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 1,379 people.
The surname Hersh is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 5,658 people, or 1 in 64,061. In The United States Hersh is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and New Jersey, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States Hersh occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 13 percent reside and Palestine, where 9 percent reside.
Hersh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hersh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hersh surname expanded 1,078 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hersh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Greek Orthodox (74%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Hersh are 8.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.69% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hersh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.84% more than the national average, earning $51,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.34% more than the national average, earning $68,729 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hersh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hersh in the Arabic language | ||
| هرش | hrsh | - |
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Hersh Reference & Research
Hirsch DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hirsch FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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- 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 Hersh
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