Herz Surname

28,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herz Surname Definition:

(Ger.) genit. of a diminutive of one of the Ger. Hert- or Hart- compound names [O.H.Ger. herti, harti, hard, brave]

Herz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,1061:7,249907
United States2,4621:147,22115,192
Egypt1,4641:62,7985,897
Israel1,1511:7,4351,155
Austria6171:13,8012,006
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Brazil2081:1,029,20436,297
Argentina1991:214,79117,691
Switzerland1471:55,8707,138
France1271:523,01472,224
England941:592,74535,632
Australia811:333,28028,364
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Canada571:646,41452,764
Luxembourg521:11,1641,923
Poland511:745,27061,215
Slovakia501:106,72920,187
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Czechia431:247,29033,576
Peru411:775,22317,111
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Chile341:518,13213,148
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Norway61:857,04855,549
China51:273,464,31313,838
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:247,38320,545

Herz (150) may also be a first name.

Herz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) genit. of a diminutive of one of the Ger. Hert- or Hart- compound names [O.H.Ger. herti, harti, hard, brave]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Heart” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Dweller at the sign of the heart; a courageous man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) The kinnui of Naphtali is Herz (“hart”), or Hersch. From this we also get such names as Hertz, Hertzman, Hertzmark, Hirschman, Gershman, Gersh, Gertz, Gershovitz, and Herskowitz.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Herz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herz is the 28,224th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 382,769 people. The last name Herz occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Herz are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Herz is also the 752,187th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 150 people.

The last name Herz is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 11,106 people, or 1 in 7,249. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 24 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany Herz is found in 77 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.

Herz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herz surname expanded 1,213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 588 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herz last name are 2.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Herz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.3% less than the national average, earning 223,918 kr per year; in Peru they earn 165.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,548 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.12% more than the national average, earning R 370,992 per year; in United States they earn 29.23% more than the national average, earning $55,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.58% more than the national average, earning $59,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hertz8911,724/
Hercz89397/
Hoerz89157/
Hierz89115/
Heerz8929/
Herdz895/
Kherz894/
Cherz892/
Herrz891/
Herzs891/
Heirz890/
Her862,036/
Erz861,095/
Hez86732/
Hiertz80204/
Hoertz80182/
Heartz80115/
Hertze8035/
Herthz8014/
Hercze8011/
Heurtz804/
Heardz802/
Kherzh801/
Cherzh801/
Heatrz801/
Haertz801/
Heyrez801/
Kherzz801/
Chierz801/
Heirez801/
Heirtz800/
Herrtz800/
Cherzz800/
Herr7526,619/
Heer7519,109/
Kher7517,244/
Herd7512,630/
Cher754,187/
Harz753,440/
Here753,067/
Hert752,486/
Hier752,044/
Hehr752,016/
Ertz751,672/
Chez751,611/
Heiz751,087/
Horz751,028/
Heir75952/
Hirz75950/
Herc75950/
Hesz75827/
Hörz75792/
Herp75656/
Erzh75299/
Hear75228/
Heez75214/
Heur7585/
Herh7569/
Herø7568/
Härz7531/
Heyz7515/
Hejr7510/
Heyr756/
Earz753/
Hjer753/
Hehz753/
Hger752/
Eyrz752/
Ahrz752/
Ezrz752/
Jhrz752/
Ierz752/
Hejz752/
Hesr752/
Erzr752/
Heaz751/
Hyrz751/
Herć751/
Herç751/
Eirz751/
Yhrz751/
Etrz751/
Erzc751/
Erdz751/
Erjz751/
Herj751/
Hjrz751/
Hher750/
Herzová73136/
Herzova734/
Heertze730/
Herszch730/
Heartze730/
Heerdtz730/
Er67118,497/
Heard6741,963/
Kheir6740,389/
Heart6731,140/
Ez6713,548/
Hartz6711,312/
Chere677,235/
Gertz676,485/
Herdt675,175/
Hirtz674,414/
Herre673,190/
Cheer671,628/
Kheer671,407/
Kheyr671,308/
Khere671,304/
Heere671,300/
Herts67847/
Hertzsch67589/
Højer67535/
Heisz67492/
Hortz67464/
Heare67451/
Chier67382/
Chear67380/
Cheaz67371/
Heird67370/
Harcz67338/
Høier67331/
Khear67320/
Herch67221/
Herci67197/
Khezh67183/
Chher67169/
Heerd67156/
Cheyz67138/
Cherr67135/
Chert67116/
Cherp67115/
Hearp6791/
Gehrz6784/
Haarz6776/
Hertt6754/
Cheir6753/
Horzs6748/
Ertze6746/
Ahrtz6744/
Hessz6744/
Hiesz6743/
Heire6740/
Herţe6740/
Cherd6737/
Geerz6735/
Kheïr6732/
Chetr6729/
Heyre6726/
Eerez6723/
Hőger6722/
Hæger6721/
Cheez6719/
Hörtz6718/
Herds6714/
Cheur6714/
Herhe6714/
Herczová6713/
Heirt6713/
Heicz6713/
Heusz6711/
Kherr6711/
Hejcz6710/
Gercz679/
Aertz679/
Horcz679/
Heuër679/
Oertz678/
Hcher677/
Høher677/
Aheir676/
He'er676/
Cherc675/
Cherh675/
Heurh675/
Hirrz675/
Chehr675/
Ehier675/
Høger675/
Cheiz675/
Earez675/
Hearh674/
Heert674/
Gerdz674/
Kherh674/
Herțe674/
Hierr673/
Heexz673/
Hircz673/
Heurr672/
Hjerh672/
Hehrr672/
Chesr672/
Chezh672/
Hajrz672/
Khehr672/
Hæier672/
Hjeir672/
Khirz672/
Heesr672/
Herrd671/
Hersc671/
Heihr671/
Heizh671/
Hearc671/
Hearr671/
Hoyrz671/
Huirz671/
Gerzh671/
Hardz671/
Heerr671/
Hőher671/
Høøer671/
Heårt671/
Herztsch671/
Hersø671/
Herjø671/
Herczova671/
He're671/
Hechz671/
Aharz671/
Chyrz671/
Heysz671/
Eirez671/
Horzh671/
Heïre671/
Herhs671/
Heerc671/
Hyrtz671/
Hjrrz671/
Hjeer671/
Ertzs670/
Heesz670/
Herdd670/
Earzt670/
Herrt670/
Heirr670/
Eyrez670/

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