Hiersemann Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hiersemann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiersemann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3931:204,84823,383
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Hiersemann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hiersemann is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiersemann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 704,927th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Hiersemann live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Hiersemann is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 393 people, or 1 in 204,848. In Germany Hiersemann is most numerous in: Saxony, where 35 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Berlin, where 12 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Hiersemann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hiersemann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hiersemann last name grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hiersemann Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hiersemann earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.04% less than the national average, earning $38,731 CAD 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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  • 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 Hiersemann
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