Herskin Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Herskin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Herskin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herskin is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herskin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Herskin are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Denmark, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 627,191. In Denmark Herskin is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 67 percent are found, North Denmark Region, where 22 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Denmark this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Antigua and Barbuda, where 8 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herskind93720/
Hershkin9324/
Heurskin930/
Erskin92654/
Chershkin881/
Hershkind880/
Gerskin8632/
Horskin8618/
Earskin866/
Harskin863/
Ershkin861/
Eurskin861/
Erskion861/
Hersken860/
Hoersken803/
Herskínd801/
Herschin801/
Gerskina801/
Hirshkin801/
Hairskin800/
Ersken773/
Arskin770/
Irskin770/
Hirshkind7510/
Hörsken71182/
Horskyn7116/
Horsken7113/
Eursken716/
Irshkin716/
Arshkin714/
Orshkin712/
Hoerschken711/
Earsken710/
Girshkin6710/
Herschen672/
Jershqin671/
Hörschken6319/
Girshkina631/
Hirscn621/
Erschen57386/
Hirscnt572/
Girsken570/

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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 Herskin
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