Herstal Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Herstal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herstal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark701:80,6397,855
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Herstal Last Name Facts

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

Herstal is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herstal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Herstal occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Herstal reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Herstal is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 80,639. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Region Zealand, where 43 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 27 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 19 percent reside. Other than Denmark this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hershtal9312/
Herstall931/
Herschtal8822/
Hershtail882/
Herstol8621/
Gerstal864/
Jerstal861/
Herschthal8226/
Harstall8050/
Hirshtal807/
Aerstall806/
Horstall804/
Harstahl800/
Arstal7717/
Harrstall751/
Arstall71281/
Hirschthal7118/
Erstoll710/
Orstall710/
Horstool671/
Aarstol5726/
Erchtold531/

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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 Herstal
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