Herwers Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Herwers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herwers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Herwers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herwers has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Herwers.

How Common Is The Last Name Herwers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Herwers reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 582,316. In The Netherlands Herwers is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 66 percent are found and North Brabant, where 34 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands Herwers exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herbers863,261/
Jerwers8683/
Hervers8613/
Cherbers800/
Arwers7761/
Erbers7723/
Ervers770/
Herwirsch752/
Gerbers71637/
Horvers71542/
Gervers71340/
Harvers718/
Jervers710/
Irwershe671/
Gerbersch630/
Arvers62118/
Irvers621/
Girvers571/
Gervirs570/

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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 Herwers
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