Herček Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Herček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1101:22,6154,959
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Hercek (205) are calculated separately.

Herček Last Name Facts

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

Herček is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Hercek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herček? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herček is the 1,434,893rd most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Herček reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 22,615. In Slovenia Herček is primarily found in: Savinja, where 68 percent live, Drava, where 30 percent live and Carinthia, where 1 percent live. Other than Slovenia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 13 percent live and Croatia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hercek94205/
Herčík8381/
Herzek8359/
Herčeková801/
Herchek77171/
Herczek7752/
Hercsek779/
Hertsek777/
Herčzík772/
Herdzek771/
Chercek771/
Herzeck770/
Erçek731,333/
Erzek73127/
Ercek73100/
Hercheck718/
Hertsekh713/
Cherchek712/
Herceg677,061/
Hercik67602/
Herzyk67583/
Hercík67296/
Herzik67245/
Horčík67154/
Herzeg67124/
Hercyk67106/
Herčíková6779/
Herţeg6730/
Herceková6725/
Harzek673/
Herceq672/
Hertschek671/
Eirzek671/
Hercekova671/
Errcek670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Herček
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