Herzfield Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Herzfield Surname User-submission:
Potentially related to the place that the progenitor originated from. Translated from German it means 'field of hearts' there is a German town near the border of Belgium that shares the name.
Herzfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Herzfield Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Potentially related to the place that the progenitor originated from. Translated from German it means 'field of hearts' there is a German town near the border of Belgium that shares the name.
- Keira HarbisonHerzfield Demographics
Average Herzfield Salary in
South Africa
R 2,429,920
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Herzfield Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herzfield Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Herzfield is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herzfield? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Herzfield is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Herzfield live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Herzfield is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa Herzfield is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 71 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 27 percent are found and Limpopo, where 2 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Herzfield Last Name Statistics demography
Herzfield earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 922.53% more than the national average, earning R 2,429,920 per year.
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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 Herzfield
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