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 last name Hersten occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hersten.

How Common Is The Last Name Hersten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Hersten occurs mostly 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.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Hersten is primarily found in: California, where 67 percent are found and Maryland, where 33 percent are found. Other than The United States Hersten exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Finland, where 14 percent are found.

Hersten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hersten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hersten last name decreased 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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  • 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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