Herss Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Herss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Herss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herss is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herss is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Herss live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Herss is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 156,798. In Denmark Herss is most common in: Region Zealand, where 36 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 33 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent live. Beside Denmark this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Herss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herss last name contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kherss9110/
Hersst911/
Herssz911/
Cherss910/
Hers89246/
Erss892/
Herssch830/
Hersh808,355/
Hiers803,473/
Heers801,081/
Erőss80873/
Herse80819/
Herst80794/
Haers80312/
Heirs80149/
Herrs80144/
Hirss8098/
Hears8086/
Heurs8057/
Hersz8045/
Hjers8035/
Harss8026/
Gerss8021/
Chers8013/
Ersse8012/
Khers807/
Horss807/
Hoers803/
Jerss802/
Hersd801/
Herzs801/
Hersø801/
Hehrs801/
Heyrs800/
Ers75307/
Hersch732,232/
Cheers731,928/
Hearst731,927/
Hearse73315/
Chears73273/
Chiers73128/
Herrst73103/
Cheirs7384/
Hearsh7354/
D'Hers7350/
Gehers7348/
Heerse7318/
Cherse7316/
Hershe7312/
Hersht7310/
Heirås734/
Chersh733/
Herrsh732/
Herrse732/
Hersce731/
Hersth731/
Heersh731/
Heirsh731/
Hirssh731/
Hiersh731/
Khears731/
Khersh731/
Ehiers731/
Cherst730/
Hoersh730/
Heirst730/
Hesrhshsd711/
Erős673,846/
Gers672,852/
Hars672,321/
Ersh67861/
Hors67763/
Hirs67691/
Hersche67514/
Hoersch67324/
Aers67278/
Oers67243/
Erse67208/
Herx67190/
Jers67167/
Erst67142/
Ehrs67102/
Heirsch6763/
Yhrs6759/
Hyrs6745/
Eurs6744/
Ersz6743/
Hiersch6727/
Ahrs6725/
Arss6719/
Herš6713/
Erås6712/
Herrsch6711/
Orss679/
Ears675/
Ersp674/
Chearrs673/
Erså673/
Ersj672/
Eyrs671/
Eers671/
Herstdt671/
Heershe671/
Ersd671/
Heersch671/
Iers671/
Herscht671/
Ersø671/
Cherszt671/
Herç671/
Errs671/
Yrss671/
Erhshsd671/
Jhrs671/
Jrss671/
Hjrs671/

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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 Herss
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