Hertgen Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Hertgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hertgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France711:935,531107,040
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Hertgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hertgen is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hertgen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hertgen is the 1,691,963rd most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. Hertgen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Hertgen live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 935,531. In France Hertgen is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 68 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Brittany, where 13 percent reside. Aside from France Hertgen is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Hertgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hertgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hertgen last name increased 193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hertgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hertgen surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Hertgen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 87.82% more than the national average, earning $81,044 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hergen9260/
Hartgen86234/
Herrgen86214/
Hertsen86116/
Oertgen86111/
Gertgen8694/
Hertzen8641/
Herzgen8619/
Hertein861/
Hergend861/
Chergen861/
Hergenc861/
Hergent861/
Hertjen860/
Hertene860/
Herthen860/
Ergen8325,190/
Hjertzen805/
Hartdgen804/
Harttgen802/
Chertien801/
Geertgen801/
Hertsoen801/
Chergent801/
Hertiein801/
Hertchen800/
Herrsgen800/
Gergen772,939/
Ertene77683/
Hersen77266/
Herzen77130/
Hergin7796/
Ertzen7762/
Jergen7760/
Ertien7738/
Ertsen7715/
Ortgen7710/
Hercen774/
Herşen773/
Ergeng771/
Ergent771/
Hergem771/
Örtgen771/
Ehrgen770/
Hirgen770/
Hertienne754/
Gertzen711,669/
Hersent71836/
Herchen71236/
Hercent71145/
Hercend71130/
Chergin7164/
Erthein7124/
Heursen7121/
Hergink7117/
Erteğen7113/
Ertesin7112/
Heerßen7110/
Hertzén718/
Hershen717/
Hersoen713/
Hardgen712/
Girtgen712/
Hertine711/
Herrsen711/
Herseng711/
Herssen711/
Ertheen711/
Erthien711/
Chersen710/
Ortgien710/
Jeargen710/
Gertein710/
Herrgin710/
Herging710/
Ergin6758,546/
Ersen675,499/
Erzen673,365/
Eržen671,727/
Erçen67427/
Irgen67282/
Hertzing67138/
Geertzen67126/
Ercen67116/
Herrchen67109/
Gertchen6795/
Heerssen6742/
Erjen6735/
Cherchen6730/
Hearshen6725/
Gerdtzen6719/
Ergem6715/
Chirtien6710/
Gerrtzen679/
Hjertzén677/
Erşen674/
Gertienė674/
Herschen672/
Hersn672/
Hersheen671/
Erschgen671/
Ertienne671/
Herztain671/
Herthing671/
Hirteink671/
Hertteim670/
Geertjen670/
Chearsen670/

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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 Hertgen
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