Hersir Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Iceland

Hersir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hersir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Hersir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hersir occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hersir.

How Common Is The Last Name Hersir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hersir is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Hersir occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Hersir reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Hersir is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada Hersir is most common in: Quebec, where 80 percent are found and British Columbia, where 20 percent are found. Other than Canada Hersir occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 40 percent are found and Iceland, where 10 percent are found.

Hersir Last Name Statistics demography

Hersir earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 30.77% less than the national average, earning 239,585 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ersir9118/
Hershier861/
Chersier861/
Hershire860/
Herser836/
Gersir830/
Chershire800/
Horsair77162/
Hersher7783/
Herszer7718/
Jersier7717/
Herhser772/
Gersier772/
Gershir772/
Hirshir771/
Hoerser771/
Gerseir771/
Jerseir771/
Harshir771/
Earshir771/
Khersre771/
Gerrsir770/
Ergir73153/
Erser7328/
Arsir733/
Irsir731/
Herscher71461/
Cherchir7110/
Herssert711/
Herhserh711/
Jheergir711/
Heursser710/
Hershser710/
Herzer673,429/
Herger673,309/
Herrscher67877/
Ersser67236/
Hercer67210/
Orsier67119/
Ersert67101/
Ergier6771/
Ercire6733/
Arshir6733/
Orshir6721/
Ersere6713/
Gersér6710/
Jerser672/
Arsier672/
Hershsreh671/
Hershserh671/
Jergir671/
Aerser671/
Gerser671/
Gercir671/
Girsir670/
Hersscher670/

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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 Hersir
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