Hersum Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Hersum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hersum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hersum Last Name Facts

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

Hersum occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hersum? popularity and diffusion

Hersum is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Hersum is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Hersum reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States Hersum is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 36 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Rhode Island, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 4 percent reside.

Hersum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hersum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hersum surname rose 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hersum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hersum last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Hersum earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 174.05% more than the national average, earning $118,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hearsum92364/
Chersum921/
Ersum918/
Hershoum862/
Hearshum862/
Hersom831,286/
Herzum8363/
Harsum8343/
Hersun8337/
Hercum831/
Horsum830/
Hershun77429/
Khersun77218/
Hearsun774/
Hersund772/
Hershom772/
Gershum771/
Earshum771/
Hersunn770/
Ersun73497/
Arsum7382/
Ersom735/
Irsum735/
Ercum731/
Erzum731/
Hierzoum714/
Hershung711/
Cherchum711/
Chershun711/
Horzum672,154/
Herson671,763/
Hercuń67213/
Hercun67151/
Earsom6784/
Herzun6779/
Herschung6737/
Herjun6730/
Gersun6722/
Jørsum674/
Ershun674/
Herzumová673/
Ersund672/
Jirsum671/
Herzom671/
Harzum671/
Arshum671/
Ershom671/
Hirsom670/
Ehrsom670/

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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 Hersum
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