Family name Херк (Herk 
, Herck 
, Херк) , throughout the world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen Херк is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Belgium, where it is quite a common surname, Netherlands, and Austria, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Belgium, Netherlands, and Taiwan. Much less frequently, Херк is the forename as well as the last name.