Herskovits Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Herskovits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herskovits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4271:848,85064,722
Canada881:418,70036,754
Hungary541:181,78315,754
Israel251:342,30528,607
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
France191:3,495,933219,029
Austria181:473,08046,251
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Herskovits Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herskovits is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herskovits? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 462,693rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Herskovits live; 71 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Herskovits is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 427 people, or 1 in 848,850. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 61 percent live, New Jersey, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent live and Hungary, where 7 percent live.

Herskovits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herskovits has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herskovits surname increased 42,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herskovits Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Herskovits are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Herskovits earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning R 261,348 per year; in United States they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $47,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning $61,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hershkovits9556/
Herszkovits956/
Hersckovits951/
Herschkovits912/
Herskovitz90722/
Herscovits9013/
Herskovets909/
Hirskovits901/
Gerskovits901/
Herskowits900/
Hershkovitz86284/
Hershcovits868/
Hershkowits867/
Gershkovits866/
Hershkovets861/
Herskovic84286/
Herskovič8413/
Herskoviz841/
Herschkovitsch831/
Herschkowits8220/
Hershkovitch8214/
Herschkovitz823/
Herschkovics821/
Herskowitz801,049/
Herscovitz8074/
Herskovich8057/
Hershkoviz8016/
Hershkovic806/
Gerskovitz804/
Herscovics802/
Harskovitz801/
Herschkovitch786/
Herschkowitsh780/
Hershkowitz767,564/
Gershkovitz76710/
Herscovitch76201/
Hershkovich76137/
Hershcovitz7620/
Hersckowitz7614/
Herchkovitz763/
Hershkovicz761/
Herskkowitz761/
Herskowitch761/
Herskowwitz761/
Gershkovets761/
Hershkovici761/
Hershkovizh761/
Hershqovitz761/
Herschkowitsch758/
Gerschkovitsch751/
Herškovič7426/
Herscovic7413/
Herškovic744/
Herschkowitz73120/
Gershkovitch7324/
Hershcovitch7324/
Herskovicova733/
Hershckowitz732/
Hershkowitch732/
Herschkovici732/
Herschkovich732/
Herschcovics731/
Herskovičová731/
Chershkovich731/
Gersckovitch731/
Hershkavitch730/
Herscovici70502/
Herscovich7092/
Herscowitz7054/
Gerskowitz7031/
Gerskovich7023/
Herskowich7016/
Ershkowitz707/
Gerschkovitch706/
Arshkovitz703/
Hershcoviz703/
Herskowicz702/
Gerscovitz702/
Ershkovich701/
Herschcovitch701/
Herskawitz701/
Hirschkovittz701/
Hirscovitz701/
Herschkowitch700/
Gershkovich67681/
Hershkovych67201/
Herszkowicz67169/
Gershkowitz67123/
Hershcovich6757/
Hirshkowitz6723/
Gerskowitch679/
Herchcovitz678/
Herszkowich675/
Hershkowidz674/
Heřkovič674/
Hershcowitz673/
Hershcovicz672/
Hearscovici671/
Erszkowiczs671/
Harshkowitz671/
Gerschkowitsch671/
Erchkovitch671/
Gerskkovich671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herskovits
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