Hersten Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Hersten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hersten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Hersten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hersten is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hersten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hersten is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Hersten is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Hersten are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Hersten is most numerous in: California, where 67 percent live and Maryland, where 33 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and Finland, where 14 percent live.

Hersten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hersten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hersten surname declined 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoersten93310/
Ersten9210/
Herzstien882/
Horsten861,834/
Gersten861,695/
Harsten8672/
Hörsten8650/
Ehrsten8620/
Ersteen866/
Herstin864/
Jersten861/
Hirsten861/
Erstien860/
Gerszten8025/
Ehrstien8014/
Ågersten8013/
Chirsten8012/
Geersten8010/
Gershten808/
Cherstin806/
Harstehn804/
Hairsten803/
Hersztyn801/
Gerssten801/
Hersting800/
Heerstem800/
Orsten77229/
Irsten778/
Örsten775/
Erstin771/
Arsten770/
Hirschten753/
Heersting752/
Aarsten7145/
Gerstin7142/
Orsteen7134/
Aerstin7122/
Harstin7122/
Horstin7117/
Orrsten7114/
Ehrstin7113/
Orssten7110/
Arrsten719/
Cherstnova715/
Ehrstén714/
Yorsten712/
Ersting712/
Orshten711/
Arstien711/
Horstyn711/
Arstuen711/
Hörsting67317/
Gersztyn67115/
Järrsten6716/
Hyrsting677/
Hairstin672/
Horsztyn671/
Iorsteen671/
Girshten671/

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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 Hersten
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