Ercules Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Ercules Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ercules Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Ercules (489) may also be a first name.

Ercules Last Name Facts

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

Ercules is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ercules? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ercules is the 2,333,370th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Ercules are found; 76 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 76 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 384,341st most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 489 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,199,151. In Italy it is most frequent in: Piedmont, where 98 percent are found and Lombardy, where 2 percent are found. Not including Italy Ercules is found in 7 countries. It is also common in El Salvador, where 6 percent are found and Honduras, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hercules9311,075/
Jercules931/
Ercule9213/
Herculese8817/
Herculhes881/
Herculles881/
Herhcules881/
Herculess880/
Hercule86920/
Ercoles86352/
Erculei8641/
Erculis8616/
Herculs862/
Herkules80232/
Herculea8074/
Herculez8070/
Gerkules8044/
Hércules8042/
Hercoles8010/
Herculis808/
Hircules802/
Hercūles801/
Hèrcules801/
Herculer801/
Ercole773,707/
Erculj7736/
Erculi7711/
Erkule773/
Erculisse7569/
D'ercoles753/
Herculice751/
Hercula7167/
Gerculy7129/
Ercolei7128/
Herculi7124/
Erkuler7121/
Hercole7116/
Erkulis7114/
Herculisse7114/
Erculha7114/
Ercolle712/
Ércoles711/
Ercuili711/
Ercolie711/
D'Ercole673,779/
Herkulis673/
Herkulesova672/
Herculli671/
Hercolys671/
Herculia671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ercules
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