Hirschson Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hirschson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hirschson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa601:902,96258,308
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Hirschson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hirschson is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hirschson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hirschson is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. Hirschson occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Hirschson reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 902,962. In South Africa Hirschson is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 52 percent live, Western Cape, where 45 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.

Hirschson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hirschson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 99.95% more than the national average, earning R 475,152 per year and in United States they earn 61.24% more than the national average, earning $69,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirschsohn9523/
Hirshson9433/
Hirschon9421/
Herschson894/
Girschson891/
Hirshon88305/
Hirchon885/
Hirsson883/
Girshson8213/
Hirszson827/
Hershson827/
Hirschom823/
Hirssone821/
Hirchzon821/
Hairsson821/
Hairscon821/
Herschon820/
Hirson80416/
Hirschausen80346/
Hircon800/
Hirschann781/
Hirschhom781/
Hershon75361/
Hairson75118/
Girshon7553/
Hirshan7553/
Ehrsson7535/
Hersson7519/
Hirshom7516/
Hirsohn7511/
Hirchan7510/
Airsson751/
Erschon751/
Hurshon751/
Heirson751/
Herchon751/
Hierson750/
Hirsong750/
Irson7150/
Gerschon7132/
Hershzon718/
Hairrson717/
Hershone717/
Hirchand715/
Hershoin713/
Herschan713/
Hirszsen712/
Hairsont712/
Hirszzon712/
Herchoun711/
Erschoun711/
Girszson711/
Hairsion711/
Hirscham711/
Ircon710/
Herschausen701/
Herson671,763/
Ersson671,147/
Irshan671,083/
Girson67145/
Hirsan6766/
Airson6759/
Hirsen6737/
Iorson6721/
Ershon6711/
Hirzon6710/
Ehrson679/
Hercon677/
Ierson676/
Irjhon674/
Urshon673/
Hyrson673/
Gerszchon672/
Hircan671/
Jirson671/
Hershchun671/
Hirsom670/
Eirson670/
Erchon670/

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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 Hirschson
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