Hjerting Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hjerting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hjerting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark191:297,09021,940
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Hjerting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hjerting occurs most in Denmark. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjerting? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Hjerting occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hjerting are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 297,090. In Denmark Hjerting is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 89 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 11 percent reside. Not including Denmark this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Norway, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herting932,033/
Hertting8888/
Hearting8858/
Herdting882/
Cherting881/
Herthing881/
Erting8642/
Hjertn867/
Härting80506/
Hjertén80235/
Gerting8030/
Hjerten8019/
Zhertin805/
Serting802/
Herrtng802/
Hirting801/
Hertink801/
Yerting800/
Herteng800/
Ertin77648/
Hjerthén7534/
Hjerthen7523/
Gerthing7514/
Jirtings750/
Gertting750/
Ertina71196/
Certin71179/
Sertin71121/
Gertin7179/
Yertin7110/
Zertin715/
Erteng712/
Hearthink711/
Sertijn6799/
Certijn6732/
Girting6730/
Ceartin6725/
Hjärtén674/
Gerthin672/
Zertihn671/
Sertien671/
Zertina671/
Gerdtin671/
Gertind670/

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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 Hjerting
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