Hierstand Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Hierstand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hierstand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hierstand Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hierstand occurs more in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Hierstand click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hierstand? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Hierstand occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Hierstand are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in Austria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,703,087. In Austria it is most numerous in: Lower Austria, where 100 percent reside. Barring Austria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herstand | 94 | 16 | / |
| Hirstand | 94 | 0 | / |
| Hairstand | 89 | 1 | / |
| Heirstand | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gerstand | 82 | 6 | / |
| Gerstandt | 78 | 62 | / |
| Hierstein | 78 | 54 | / |
| Oerstandt | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ierston | 75 | 110 | / |
| Gerstan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Erstajn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Giersztajn | 74 | 10 | / |
| Gerstain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gierston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eijerstam | 67 | 14 | / |
| Erston | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gersthahn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jhairston | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehairston | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gersztain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gersztajn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eherstein | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gerston | 63 | 95 | / |
| Giersztein | 63 | 1 | / |
| Heaerstone | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ershteyn | 59 | 127 | / |
| Ershtein | 59 | 2 | / |
| Geerston | 59 | 2 | / |
| Ersztein | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gersteyn | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gershton | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gershteyn | 56 | 338 | / |
| Gershtein | 56 | 115 | / |
| Gersztein | 56 | 88 | / |
| Gersthein | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gerschtein | 53 | 14 | / |
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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
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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 Hierstand
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