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 is held by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjerting? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 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.

Hjerting is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 297,090. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 89 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Denmark this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Norway, where 5 percent are found.

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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