Heher Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Heher Surname User-submission:

My father always told me the meaning behind the original Irish version of Heher was figuratively 'proud old warrior', but literally 'angry old man'.

Heher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Austria3391:25,1193,973
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Australia271:999,84158,390
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Héher (29) are calculated separately.

Heher (181) may also be a first name.

Heher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My father always told me the meaning behind the original Irish version of Heher was figuratively 'proud old warrior', but literally 'angry old man'.

- lkahn

Heher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heher is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Héher. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 413,768th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Heher are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 677,199th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 181 people.

The surname Heher is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 1,059,821. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 40 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Heher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heher surname rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Heher last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Heher surname are 22.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Heher earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 52.13% more than the national average, earning R 361,524 per year and in United States they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $44,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Héher9329/
Hoeher9179/
Cheher9110/
Oheher913/
Heheer911/
Heheir910/
Hieher910/
Hehier910/
Eher89230/
Ohehier833/
Chieher831/
Heyhger831/
O'Heher831/
Chaeher831/
Heuer8029,428/
Hehir803,746/
Höher801,155/
Hoher80397/
Haher80167/
Ehert8063/
Jheer805/
Ehier805/
Haeer805/
Hyher805/
Höehr804/
Hiher803/
Ejher802/
Oeher801/
Ahher801/
Heeer801/
Hjeer801/
Heaer800/
Eeher800/
Chaher731,189/
Heijer73328/
Chyher73195/
Chehir7358/
Hejger7337/
Ahaher7333/
Khyher7321/
Jehier7319/
Hajher7315/
Heuyer736/
Aaheer735/
Eherdt734/
Eherre734/
Chiher734/
Hyhher734/
Chjeer733/
Heiier732/
Cheuer732/
Iheere732/
Hoeier732/
Oehier731/
O'Hehr731/
Jhgeer731/
Eheard731/
Eheirt731/
Haeerr731/
Haehir731/
Heyier731/
Chaeer731/
Ejhere731/
Eherhe731/
Ehgerh731/
Ehhert731/
Ehaerh731/
Joheer731/
Ehertt730/
Eahert730/
Hohher730/
Hehair730/
Haeier730/
Aher6777,123/
Geer6717,809/
Hyer674,097/
Hier672,044/
Eğer67951/
Jeer67655/
Oher67518/
Aeer67307/
Höer67281/
Euer67115/
Heur6785/
E'Er6782/
Éher6747/
Heijjer6745/
Ieer6739/
Iher6730/
Öher6727/
Chehire6715/
Ehir6711/
Yher675/
Hjer673/
Eeer673/
Hger672/
Yehr672/
Jher672/
Eherova672/
Eeyr672/
Chaaher671/
Chhjerh671/
Chhoher671/
Chihere671/
Heeoire671/
Eeir671/
Jehr671/
Eejr671/
Chaheer671/
Kheeyre671/
Ehyr671/

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