Hjerthen Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hjerthen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hjerthen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway171:302,48730,120
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hjerthén (34) are calculated separately.

Hjerthen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hjerthen is found most in Norway. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Hjerthén. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjerthen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Hjerthen occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Hjerthen live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Hjerthen is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 302,487. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Beside Norway it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 17 percent live and Ecuador, where 4 percent live.

Hjerthen Last Name Statistics demography

Hjerthen earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning 292,257 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjerthén9634/
Hjerten9319/
Herthen930/
Hjertn867/
Hjertén80235/
Erthein8024/
Ertheen801/
Hertein801/
Hertene800/
Erten7720,949/
Hjerting7521/
Chertein753/
Herthing751/
Gerten711,024/
Serten7193/
Certen7113/
Yerten711/
Zerten711/
Hearthink711/
Gierten67160/
Zierten67116/
Sertten6748/
Girthen6718/
Erteğen6713/
Zhertin675/
Serteyn674/
Hjärtén674/
Chertuhina672/
Gerthin672/
Seerten671/
Gertten671/
Hertine671/
Certean671/
Zertihn671/
Sertien671/
Gertein670/
Gehrten670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hjerthen
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