Herst Surname

433,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Herst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5591:648,40652,026
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
England461:1,211,26256,182
Canada381:969,62173,252
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:153,57414,178

Herst Last Name Facts

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

Herst is most common in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herst is the 433,161st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,178,269 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Herst reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 559 people, or 1 in 648,406. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 21 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 12 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Herst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herst surname expanded 171 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Herst last name is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Herst surname are 10.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Herst earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $47,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.92% more than the national average, earning $72,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hearst911,927/
Hoerst91299/
Herrst91103/
Haerst9112/
Herszt9112/
Hersht9110/
Heurst913/
Herste912/
Kherst911/
Hersth911/
Hierst911/
Hersst911/
Cherst910/
Heirst910/
Hers89246/
Erst89142/
Herstdt831/
Herscht831/
Cherszt831/
Cherste830/
Horst8032,312/
Hirst8027,337/
Hersh808,355/
Gerst805,721/
Hiers803,473/
Heers801,081/
Herse80819/
Harst80667/
Hörst80620/
Heirs80149/
Herrs80144/
Erste80127/
Hears8086/
Heurs8057/
Ersts8047/
Hersz8045/
Herss8039/
Hjers8035/
Ierst8018/
Chers8013/
Earst809/
Khers807/
Hyrst805/
Aerst803/
Ehrst802/
Hersd801/
Herzs801/
Ersht801/
Herzt801/
Hersø801/
Jerst801/
Hehrs801/
Eurst801/
Erstø801/
Ohrst801/
Erstt800/
Hjrst800/
Heyrs800/
Cheherst774/
Herstová771/
Ers75307/
Hersch732,232/
Cheers731,928/
Horsth73436/
Hearse73315/
Chears73273/
Chiers73128/
Cheirs7384/
Gersht7369/
Gerszt7368/
Geerst7367/
Hearsh7354/
Horstt7351/
D'Hers7350/
Gehers7348/
Hertje7341/
Hercht7336/
Chirst7323/
Haarst7321/
Heerse7318/
Cherse7316/
Hirsth7312/
Hershe7312/
Horszt7312/
Kherss7310/
Harsht735/
Heirås734/
Hairst733/
Eerste733/
Chersh733/
Hoyrst732/
Herrsh732/
Harsst732/
Horsst732/
Herrse732/
Hersce731/
Heersh731/
Heirsh731/
Jhirst731/
Horrst731/
Chyrst731/
Gersth731/
Hirste731/
Hiersh731/
Hörste731/
Khears731/
Khersh731/
Ehiers731/
Herssz731/
Harsth730/
Gehrst730/
Harrst730/
Hohrst730/
Cherss730/
Hisrst730/
Erős673,846/
Gers672,852/
Ersh67861/
Hirs67691/
Hersche67514/
Arst67402/
Erse67208/
Herx67190/
Jers67167/
Horscht67118/
Ehrs67102/
Hirscht6776/
Heirsch6763/
Heřt6761/
Yhrs6759/
Hyrs6745/
Eurs6744/
Ersz6743/
Gerscht6735/
Heertje6731/
Hiersch6727/
Orst6722/
Choirst6715/
Erct6713/
Herš6713/
Erås6712/
Herrsch6711/
Erzt677/
Ears675/
Ersp674/
Chearrs673/
Erså673/
Khyorst672/
Erss672/
Ersj672/
Eyrs671/
Eers671/
Khirste671/
Heershe671/
Heartje671/
Eershth671/
Ersd671/
Erstova671/
Heersch671/
Irst671/
Iers671/
Ersø671/
Herç671/
Errs671/
Jhrs671/
Herhsds671/
Hjrs671/
Herssch670/

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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 Herst
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