Hersig Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hersig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hersig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Denmark141:403,19427,097
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Hersig Last Name Facts

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

Hersig is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hersig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Hersig reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,693,053. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 94 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 3 percent live and Western Cape, where 3 percent live. Aside from South Africa Hersig occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Hersig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hersig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hersig Last Name Statistics demography

Hersig earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.55% more than the national average, earning R 381,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiersig9249/
Ersig9171/
Hiersigk8643/
Herzig8312,179/
Hirsig83502/
Hercig8386/
Ershig8333/
Herseg8314/
Jersig8314/
Hörsig831/
Hersic831/
Harsig831/
Gersig830/
Hergig830/
Hersics77110/
Hersick7770/
Erschig7761/
Hirssig7751/
Hierzig7722/
Herchig7721/
Hershik7719/
Hoerzig771/
Chersic771/
Chersik771/
Horshig771/
Herszik771/
Herdzig771/
Hercigh771/
Erzig7334/
Irsig7315/
Erseg739/
Ergig738/
Ersik738/
Ercig735/
Horschig71443/
Gershoig7113/
Hiersick7112/
Hershick719/
Herrsick710/
Herceg677,061/
Hercik67602/
Hersek67323/
Herzik67245/
Herzigová67212/
Harzig67149/
Hergic67147/
Herzeg67124/
Gersic6796/
Ershik6747/
Girsig6741/
Horsik6739/
Jersic6725/
Ersick6724/
Herzic6723/
Hörzig6723/
Hercigová6721/
Hercic6718/
Herzigova6717/
Horzig6713/
Harsic6712/
Hirsik678/
Hercyg677/
Harsik676/
Gersik675/
Gerzig675/
Hirzig675/
Arshig674/
Heršic674/
Horsic673/
Arsigh672/
Hirschigk672/
Gergig671/
Hirßig671/
Hergeg671/
Hercigova671/
Ergigh671/
Harseg671/

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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 Hersig
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