Hertus Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hertus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hertus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Heřtus (27) are calculated separately.

Hertus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hertus is found most frequently in Sweden. It can be found as: Heřtus. For other possible spellings of Hertus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hertus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Hertus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Hertus live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Hertus is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Jönköping County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Sweden this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside and Czechia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heřtus9427/
Hertaus92165/
Herteus925/
Ertus9193/
Hertu9182/
Hartus8355/
Hertuc8345/
Gertus8345/
Hortus8333/
Hertos833/
Hertau832/
Heartu831/
Eartus830/
Ertu8013/
Hertusová802/
Heartuish800/
Hertoux77212/
Herteux77179/
Hertout77117/
Chertos7739/
Harthus7734/
Hertaut7731/
Hertaux7729/
Heurtau7718/
Hartuis776/
Harteus775/
Chertou771/
Hartuus771/
Gertush771/
Hertuha771/
Hartush770/
Herthau770/
Hertuch770/
Chertusova752/
Artus735,702/
Ertuş731,736/
Ertuç73381/
Ertut73189/
Ertos7372/
Ortus7328/
Ertuc7310/
Gertu736/
Hirtu733/
Ertuy733/
Ertui732/
Ertou731/
Erhtu731/
Ertau731/
Etrtu731/
Hertault71319/
Chertouh71252/
Harthaus71128/
Hartusch71115/
Chertousova7138/
Harthous711/
Hertouch711/
Chertout711/
Herrtuth711/
Horthaus710/
Arthus67851/
Chirtu67138/
Arttus67127/
Ertaud67117/
Artous6799/
Ertushova6785/
Gertui6740/
Ertuğa6734/
Gertau6733/
Heřtusová6726/
Gertou6719/
Artush6712/
Artaus6710/
Geerthuis675/
Orteus674/
Orthus673/
Arteus673/
Chertó672/
Errthu672/
Erthau672/
Jhretu671/
Hertoz671/
Artuis671/
Chertouha671/
Hortuz671/
Jertou671/
Hartuç671/
Ertuch671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hertus
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