Hersko Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Hersko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hersko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Israel121:713,13647,700
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Herško (21) & Herskó (1) are calculated separately.

Hersko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hersko occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Herško or Herskó. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hersko? popularity and diffusion

Hersko is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Hersko live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 1,917,772. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 58 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Hersko exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Hersko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hersko surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

Hersko earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning $40,987 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herško9421/
Herskó941/
Hershko921,575/
Herskoi9239/
Herskou921/
Herscko921/
Herszko921/
Hershkop86230/
Cherskoi86115/
Herszkop8621/
Herschko8620/
Cherskoy8616/
Herskopf861/
Hersco8357/
Erskoi8320/
Herzko8310/
Erskot836/
Gersko832/
Hirsko832/
Horsko832/
Ershko831/
Herská831/
Herszkopf8018/
Hershkopf8012/
Hershkoph803/
Herskoitz801/
Horshko7767/
Herchko7744/
Hershco7721/
Gershko7712/
Herscot7710/
Cherska771/
Haerska771/
Oerskou771/
Herschkopf7512/
Orsko735/
Írsko731/
Arsko731/
Chirskoy7161/
Herscott7120/
Chyrskoi716/
Herschka712/
Harshkou712/
Hirschko711/
Hirshkop711/
Herscopf711/
Chirskoi711/
Herzka67180/
Yrshko6769/
Horska6748/
Harska6746/
Hershcopf6737/
Irshko6726/
Erscoi6723/
Harská6723/
Hirschkop6718/
Hirskó6717/
Hersca6712/
Gersco679/
Yorsko678/
Hirska677/
Hirško674/
Hershkapf671/
Orszko671/
Orshko671/

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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 Hersko
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