Hershaft Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Hershaft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hershaft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Hershaft Last Name Facts

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

Hershaft is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hershaft.

How Common Is The Last Name Hershaft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hershaft is the 2,185,341st most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Hershaft reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States Hershaft is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 35 percent are found, Florida, where 23 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Hershaft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hershaft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hershaft last name grew 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hershaft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hershaft are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Hershaft earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.75% more than the national average, earning $71,088 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herschaft94116/
Herzshaft942/
Herrshaft942/
Hershasft941/
Hersaft931/
Herrschaft89636/
Herzhaft8891/
Herszaft8847/
Gershaft8820/
Hershaff8815/
Herchaft8813/
Hersheft888/
Hershoft881/
Ershaf8610/
Herrschaftt841/
Herrsschaft841/
Gerschaft821/
Herschaff820/
Hershaw80265/
Herzaft803/
Hershab801/
Ersaf776/
Hershoff75131/
Cherchaf7582/
Hearshaw7522/
Hershova7511/
Herszeft751/
Hershaww750/
Chershova7112/
Ershof719/
Ershaw717/
Herthcapf715/
Irshaf713/
Ershova6755,027/
Ershoff6736/
Hershow6717/
Hershov6714/
Gershof6714/
Earshaw675/
Herchav674/
Herzhof673/
Gershab671/
Erchafe671/
Irshadf671/
Herrschoff671/

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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 Hershaft
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