Hertel Surname

22,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Hertel Surname Definition:

(French, German) Descendant of little Hart (strong), or of little Hert, a pet form of Hertrich (strong, poweful).

Hertel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,2701:5,642679
United States5,7571:62,9607,371
Brazil9771:219,1148,486
Poland5721:66,44910,440
France5171:128,47719,587
Canada2641:139,56714,363
Australia2461:109,73912,234
Argentina2321:184,23915,398
Denmark2291:24,6492,517
Switzerland1301:63,1767,791
Czechia901:118,15019,158
Hungary861:114,14310,831
Austria801:106,44315,207
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Slovakia701:76,23514,799
Seychelles651:1,421329
Israel631:135,83514,591
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Sweden401:246,16917,052
England381:1,466,26563,675
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Chile251:704,65916,160
Norway191:270,64728,127
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5691:88,2589,145

Hertel (128) may also be a first name.

Hertel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French, German) Descendant of little Hart (strong), or of little Hert, a pet form of Hertrich (strong, poweful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hertel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hertel (Arabic: هرتل) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hertel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hertel is the 22,599th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 303,143 people. Hertel is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Hertel live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 821,896th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 128 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 14,270 people, or 1 in 5,642. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 18 percent reside, Bavaria, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany it occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Hertel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hertel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hertel surname rose 1,012 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hertel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hertel last name are 21.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hertel earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning 297,776 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning R 245,040 per year; in United States they earn 8.9% more than the national average, earning $46,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $51,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haertel922,394/
Heurtel92852/
Herthel92423/
Hertell92336/
Hertelt92200/
Hoertel92135/
Chertel925/
Khertel924/
Herztel923/
Heartel921/
Hertael921/
Herttel920/
Ertel9111,496/
Hertl911,572/
Haerthel8618/
Hjertell866/
Herttell862/
Haertell862/
Haerttel861/
Herthell860/
Heartell860/
Oertel8312,392/
Härtel838,991/
Hartel834,937/
Ertelt831,472/
Gertel83638/
Hortel83636/
Haertl83320/
Ertell83206/
Erthel8366/
Erteld8342/
Erdtel8339/
Aertel8335/
Hörtel8330/
Hirtel8329/
Hertil8323/
Jertel839/
Eyrtel835/
Eartel831/
Ertelp831/
Heartl831/
Erttel831/
Ertl8016,610/
Hertelová8091/
Hertelova807/
Hartell77893/
Härtelt77149/
Harteel77131/
Oerthel77115/
Hartiel77103/
Hortell7778/
Oertell7765/
Ertegli7737/
Chertyl7732/
Haerdtl7721/
Gertell7720/
Chirtel7719/
Härtell7717/
Erdtelt773/
Hörtell772/
Hertill771/
Hortael771/
Harttel770/
Aertell770/
Harrtel770/
Hairtel770/
Hirtell770/
Hartuel770/
Hartael770/
Hartl7325,118/
Härtl734,151/
Ortel731,518/
Hirtl73774/
Artel73509/
Örtel73415/
Oertl73116/
Irtel7376/
Gertl7369/
Hörtl7346/
Hyrtl7333/
Ertil7311/
Hortl735/
Ertll734/
Eartl732/
Erdtl731/
Hertlová71310/
Ertelová7149/
Harrtell7111/
Gerdtell716/
Hartaell712/
Ertelova712/
Hertlova712/
Hardtell711/
Hartiell711/
Heartill710/
Hertlett710/
Artiel675,655/
Ortell67771/
Artell67295/
Arteel67167/
Orttel6796/
Härtelová6732/
Hortil6719/
Girtel6717/
Härdtl6717/
Ortael6714/
Örtelt6711/
Örtell6710/
Hartil677/
Airtel675/
Oertil671/
Iortel671/
Irtael671/
Yortel671/
Gertil671/
Ertlet671/
Hearthill670/
Jirtel670/
Ortiel670/

Hertel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hertel in the Arabic language
هرتلhrtl-

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