Surname Heeringas (Hering 
, Heeringas 
) , around the globe, is a common last name. The surname Heeringas is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Hungary, where it is quite a rare surname, and Estonia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Germany, the United States, and Hungary. Much less frequently, Heeringas is the forename as well as the last name.