Heršak Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Heršak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 117 | 1:36,142 | 7,344 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hersak (101) & Heršák (14) are calculated separately.
Heršak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heršak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heršak occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Hersak or Heršák. Click here to see other potential spellings of Heršak.
How Common Is The Last Name Heršak? popularity and diffusion
Heršak is the 1,674,734th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Heršak reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most widespread in Croatia, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 36,142. In Croatia Heršak is mostly found in: City of Zagreb, where 56 percent are found, Zagreb County, where 21 percent are found and Zadar County, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Croatia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hersak | 94 | 101 | / |
| Heršák | 94 | 14 | / |
| Geršak | 83 | 548 | / |
| Herzak | 83 | 21 | / |
| Heržak | 83 | 15 | / |
| Hercak | 83 | 5 | / |
| Herchak | 77 | 456 | / |
| Chersak | 77 | 85 | / |
| Hersack | 77 | 31 | / |
| Herszak | 77 | 8 | / |
| Herzhak | 77 | 4 | / |
| Herscak | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cherzak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herzack | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hershak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ersak | 73 | 330 | / |
| Erzak | 73 | 166 | / |
| Erçak | 73 | 30 | / |
| Erjak | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ercak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herschak | 71 | 5 | / |
| Herdziak | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chersack | 71 | 4 | / |
| Herchack | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jerzak | 67 | 2,350 | / |
| Jersak | 67 | 548 | / |
| Hirjak | 67 | 399 | / |
| Erchak | 67 | 141 | / |
| Horsak | 67 | 119 | / |
| Harsak | 67 | 99 | / |
| Gersak | 67 | 78 | / |
| Hercok | 67 | 52 | / |
| Erzhak | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hyrjak | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hyrsak | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hyrzak | 67 | 13 | / |
| Heržák | 67 | 12 | / |
| Heršáková | 67 | 12 | / |
| Herzag | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ershak | 67 | 8 | / |
| Herzok | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jerżak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geršák | 67 | 4 | / |
| Harzak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horzak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gerzak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherchakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hirsak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erzack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hercag | 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 Heršak
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