Herx Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herx Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herx Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany951:847,42661,310
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Herx Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herx is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herx? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,227,038th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Herx occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Herx are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Herx is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 847,426. In Germany Herx is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent reside, Bavaria, where 13 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Herx Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herx has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herx last name rose 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herx Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herx surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.9% being registered with the political party.

Herx earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.34% more than the national average, earning $52,359 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hearx890/
Erx867/
Herinx8057/
Herc75950/
Herk75783/
Hers75246/
Herg7587/
Horx7538/
Jerx7519/
Hirx7518/
Gerx7517/
Herš7513/
Hyrx752/
Erkx752/
Harx752/
Herq752/
Herç751/
Yhrx751/
Ahrx751/
Ehrx751/
Erxj751/
Erzx751/
Erhx751/
Herincx7373/
Hersh678,355/
Hiers673,473/
Herce672,962/
Herke671,235/
Heers671,081/
Herinckx67952/
Herse67819/
Herst67794/
Hergt67569/
Cherk67510/
Herck67255/
Herch67221/
Herje67205/
Heirs67149/
Herrs67144/
Hears6786/
Heurs6757/
Herze6756/
Harkx6752/
Herks6747/
Hersz6745/
Herss6739/
Hjers6735/
Hergg6719/
Chers6713/
Cherg677/
Khers677/
Hierk677/
Heark675/
Cherc675/
Hergh674/
Kherg674/
Herkh671/
Hairx671/
Herzs671/
Hersø671/
Hehrs671/
Heirg671/
Kherk671/
D'herenx671/
Earex671/
Cherq671/
Ajhrx671/
Erqqx671/
Heerc671/
Iergx671/
Hearg671/
Hearc671/
Hersd671/
Heyrs670/
Heurk670/

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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
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  • 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 Herx
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