Hertgens Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hertgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hertgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Hertgens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hertgens occurs most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hertgens.

How Common Is The Last Name Hertgens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Hertgens is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Hertgens reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haertgens941/
Hergens9315/
Hertsens88364/
Hartgens8870/
Gertgens8825/
Ergens8651/
Geertgens82166/
Heartjens821/
Jergens80610/
Hergenç80182/
Gergens80117/
Hersens8040/
Hergins8027/
Herssens75657/
Gertzens756/
Chergenz751/
Herdgins751/
Hearsens750/
Ergenç714,906/
Irgens711,074/
Jrgens71187/
Geertjens7162/
Ergenz7117/
Ercens712/
Ergins711/
Jirgens67247/
Jergins67215/
Ergench6721/
Hersschens6714/
Gercens6712/
Gergins6712/
Herzins6711/
Girgens679/
Hirsens678/
Järgens675/
Hersnæs672/
Jørgens672/
Jercens671/
Ershens671/
Erchens671/
Hersins670/

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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 Hertgens
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