Hunnerscheidt Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Hunnerscheidt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hunnerscheidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Hünnerscheidt (11) are calculated separately.

Hunnerscheidt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hunnerscheidt is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Hünnerscheidt. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunnerscheidt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Hunnerscheidt is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Hunnerscheidt live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Hunnerscheidt is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hünnerscheidt9711/
Hünnerscheid882/
Hinnerschied8014/
Hinerschid782/
Hinnershit780/
Hinerschied7515/
Hunerce7045/
Hünerci60350/
Unercat6011/
Gunerci6011/
Hünerce601/
Junersih577/
Onerci5324/
Unirse531/

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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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  • 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 Hunnerscheidt
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