Herters Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Herters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Herters Last Name Facts

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

Herters is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herters? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Herters reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Herters is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,814,529. In The Netherlands Herters is primarily found in: Utrecht, where 83 percent reside and North Holland, where 17 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Herters is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Herters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herters surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hertgers93243/
Cherters931/
Erters920/
Chertiers881/
Hertershe880/
Horters8644/
Oerters8616/
Harters865/
Hörters862/
Gerters860/
Hirters860/
Gertters800/
Arters77452/
Orters770/
Esrrtjrs671/
Ortors622/
Arthars5785/
Arthers5745/
Arthors574/
Harthers531/
Artheyrs531/

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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 Herters
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