Herv Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Herv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5121:129,73219,797
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Herv (59,082) may also be a first name.

Herv Last Name Facts

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

Herv occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herv? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 549,140th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. The surname Herv occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Herv are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 16,054th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 59,082 people.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 129,732. In France Herv is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 23 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 21 percent are found and Brittany, where 17 percent are found. Outside of France this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherv89194/
Hervø8915/
Hervë891/
Hervs891/
Kherv891/
Hearv890/
Erv8615/
Chervw803/
Chierv801/
Chervt801/
Cherrv801/
Herb759,270/
Herp75656/
Herf75404/
Hirv75230/
Harv7560/
Gerv7512/
Ervø754/
Horv753/
Jerv753/
Ervs752/
Ervh752/
Ierv752/
Ervw751/
Hjrv751/
Ervt751/
Aerv751/
Oerv751/
Eerv751/
Ejrv751/
Eurv751/
Erzv751/
Ervd751/
Erhv751/
Herbová7325/
Herbova7311/
Cheirev734/
Herft671,402/
Herpe671,092/
Chervova671,083/
Hierf67734/
Cherf67638/
Herff67486/
Herfs67475/
Herps67301/
Gervė67245/
Hjerp67122/
Cherp67115/
Heerw6793/
Hearp6791/
Herbd6777/
Herbs6763/
Hyrev6743/
Cherbova6726/
Cherb6723/
Kherf6721/
Kherb6713/
Herpt6711/
Gervø679/
Herbt679/
Cherpova674/
Hearb674/
Herbz674/
Chergeev673/
Khirv673/
Herrb673/
Chirv672/
Jerrv672/
Herfe671/
Herfh671/
Hearw671/
Yhrrv671/
Hierb670/
Heirb670/

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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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  • 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 Herv
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