Herček Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Herček Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 110 | 1:22,615 | 4,959 |
| Serbia | 20 | 1:357,247 | 16,776 |
| Croatia | 19 | 1:222,558 | 25,345 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hercek | 94 | 205 | / |
| Herčík | 83 | 81 | / |
| Herzek | 83 | 59 | / |
| Herčeková | 80 | 1 | / |
| Herchek | 77 | 171 | / |
| Herczek | 77 | 52 | / |
| Hercsek | 77 | 9 | / |
| Hertsek | 77 | 7 | / |
| Herčzík | 77 | 2 | / |
| Herdzek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chercek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herzeck | 77 | 0 | / |
| Erçek | 73 | 1,333 | / |
| Erzek | 73 | 127 | / |
| Ercek | 73 | 100 | / |
| Hercheck | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hertsekh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cherchek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Herceg | 67 | 7,061 | / |
| Hercik | 67 | 602 | / |
| Herzyk | 67 | 583 | / |
| Hercík | 67 | 296 | / |
| Herzik | 67 | 245 | / |
| Horčík | 67 | 154 | / |
| Herzeg | 67 | 124 | / |
| Hercyk | 67 | 106 | / |
| Herčíková | 67 | 79 | / |
| Herţeg | 67 | 30 | / |
| Herceková | 67 | 25 | / |
| Harzek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Herceq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hertschek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eirzek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hercekova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errcek | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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