Herszel Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Herszel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herszel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1141:333,41038,248
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Herszel (12) may also be a first name.

Herszel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herszel occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Herszel.

How Common Is The Last Name Herszel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Herszel are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Herszel is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 12 people.

Herszel is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 333,410. Not including Poland this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herzel92979/
Hersel92339/
Herzeel86233/
Hershel86132/
Hirszel8637/
Heursel8611/
Khersel868/
Herzell863/
Hersell861/
Herssel861/
Herrsel860/
Herzl83331/
Ersel83232/
Hersl8395/
Erzel8318/
Herschel801,442/
Hershell8035/
Hearsell800/
Hirzel772,441/
Gerzel77319/
Iersel77267/
Eersel77232/
Hergel77172/
Hercel7799/
Erzeel7750/
Gersel7740/
Hersil7732/
Hirsel7721/
Erseel7721/
Erzell7719/
Heršel7711/
Herzle778/
Härsel771/
Herxel771/
Hershl771/
Earsel771/
Eursel770/
Ersell770/
Jerzel770/
Herschell75753/
Herzschel7521/
Herrschel755/
Hierschel752/
Ersl738/
Herchel71344/
Gershel7189/
Hergelt7132/
Herschl7127/
Ierssel7123/
Erschel7110/
Gersell7110/
Hearcel716/
Hersild715/
Cherzil715/
Hirzell712/
Cherzyl711/
Girszel711/
Gerssel711/
Gerrsel711/
Erzzell710/
Hirscel710/
Heirgel710/
Ershell710/
Herslet710/
Ersaell710/
Eursell710/
Earsell710/
Erçel672,139/
Cherchel671,298/
Ergel671,116/
Gerschel67234/
Ersil67159/
Ersül6773/
Hersleth6764/
Hercl6751/
Ercel6743/
Irsel6742/
Gersl6721/
Erschell6719/
Herchell6713/
Hyrsl6711/
Hirsl6710/
Gershell676/
Herzlová676/
Chersill671/
Chershil671/
Hirzl671/
Hershill670/
Herschil670/
Herrchel670/

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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 Herszel
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