Hersma Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hersma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hersma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hersma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hersma is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hersma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hersma is the 3,665,662nd most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Hersma occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Hersma reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Hersma is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States it is most frequent in: Oklahoma, where 32 percent reside, Missouri, where 18 percent reside and Illinois, where 14 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Hersma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hersma has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hersma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hersma surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Hersma earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heersma9270/
Ersma919/
Harsma83177/
Horsma83140/
Hirsma837/
Oersma831/
Hersme831/
Haarsma771,628/
Hersmis7756/
Errsmas771/
Harshma770/
Arsma7353/
Ersmo731/
Orsma731/
Herschmo711/
Chirsmas710/
Hershmer710/
Orsmaa6713/
Arshma6712/
Irsmad672/
Gerzma672/
Jersmo671/
Herzmi671/
Herrsmith671/
Herchmer5731/
Cherchmi575/
Chirsmer571/
Arzma551/
Chirchmaa531/
Irsmis501/
Yresme501/

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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 Hersma
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