Hershen Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Hershen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Hershen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hershen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hershen is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Hershen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hershen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hershen is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Hershen reside; 71 percent reside in West Asia and 71 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
The surname is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,711,527. In Israel Hershen is most numerous in: Tel Aviv District, where 80 percent are found and Central District, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Israel this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found.
Hershen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hershen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hershen last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Hershen
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