Herceg is used as a family name or surname in Croatia. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Herceg
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Croatia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Herceg

How popular is Herceg?

Herceg is common in Croatia.

Herceg is ranked 56812 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hercegs grew by 9.852217 per cent to 446 since 2000 and ranked 47521 after elevating 1255 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.29 96.55
Others 2.02 2.22
Hispanic or Latino 1.57 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.12 0
Herceg is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Croatia which signifies that it is originated from Croatia. Around 8204 people have been found who wears Herceg as their family name. Herceg is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
184,212 France3
65,594 Belgium2
4,744 Macedonia2
35,969 Denmark2
36,814 Romania1
169,904 Brazil1
107,212 South Africa1
17,575 Kuwait1
56,169 Mexico1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
118,015 Netherlands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
31,065 Czech Republic45
23,537 Switzerland45
42,407 Sweden22
186,451 Ukraine16
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,623 Australia93
13,232 Chile63
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Herceg:
994 Bosnia689
1,835 Hungary687
1,017 Slovakia653
47,221 United States570
28,238 Germany370
2,336 Serbia347
2,819 Slovenia153
24,984 Canada139
778 Montenegro131
Countries with thousands of Herceg:
53 Croatia4,041
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Comments

S
Steven Johnson 4th July 2019 , 4:30 AM
The origin of the Croatian surname Herceg is found in the German word Herzog which entered into the Croatian dialect. This probably occurred when Croatia was part of Austria-Hungary. One of Croatia's nearest German speaking neighbors is Austria. In both Croatian and German the word means "Duke."

Herceg Namesakes

  • Alenka Herceg, Musical Artist
  • Davor Herceg, Film Score Composer
  • Ivan Herceg, Actor
  • Vladislav Hercegović, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača's son
  • Ivan Herceg, Actor
  • Zoltán Hercegfalvi, Soccer player

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