Hierstetter Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hierstetter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hierstetter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1591:506,32443,083
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Hierstetter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hierstetter is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hierstetter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hierstetter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,038,570th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. Hierstetter occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Hierstetter reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 506,324. In Germany Hierstetter is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 97 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 1 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Hierstetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hierstetter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hierstetter last name expanded 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hierstetter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hierstetter last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Hierstetter earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.1% less than the national average, earning $35,338 USD 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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  • 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 Hierstetter
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