Her Surname

204,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Belgium

Her Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Her Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8211:161,08315,707
India1951:3,933,669107,487
France1921:345,95252,007
Taiwan1371:171,1301,499
Belgium881:130,64418,923
Ukraine711:641,16568,951
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
Canada571:646,41452,764
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Cambodia411:377,7353,805
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Afghanistan321:1,004,7879,548
Romania291:692,34047,921
Niger291:661,79416,082
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Guyana31:254,07411,262
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Her (5,759) may also be a first name.

Her Last Name Facts

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

The surname Her (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺮ, Hindi: हेर, Marathi: हेर, Oriya: େହର) is found most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Her? popularity and diffusion

The surname Her is the 204,158th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,579,345 people. The surname Her is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Her reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Her is also the 87,970th most common first name at a global level, borne by 5,759 people.

The surname Her is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 821 people, or 1 in 161,083. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 41 percent live, East Java, where 19 percent live and South Sumatra, where 9 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Her Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Her has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Her Last Name Statistics demography

Her earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.04% more than the national average, earning $54,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herr8626,619/
Heer8619,109/
Herz8619,039/
Kher8617,244/
Herd8612,630/
Cher864,187/
Here863,067/
Hert862,486/
Hier862,044/
Hehr862,016/
Heir86952/
Herp86656/
Hear86228/
Heur8685/
Herh8669/
Herø8668/
Hejr8610/
Heyr866/
Hjer863/
Hger862/
Hesr862/
Hher860/
He8018,764,180/
Er80118,497/
Heard7541,963/
Kheir7540,389/
Heart7531,140/
Chere757,235/
Herdt755,175/
Herre753,190/
Cheer751,628/
Kheer751,407/
Kheyr751,308/
Khere751,304/
Heere751,300/
Højer75535/
Heare75451/
Chier75382/
Chear75380/
Heird75370/
Høier75331/
Khear75320/
Chher75169/
Heerd75156/
Cherr75135/
Chert75116/
Cherp75115/
Hierz75115/
Hearp7591/
Hertt7554/
Cheir7553/
Heire7540/
Cherd7537/
Kheïr7532/
Chetr7529/
Heerz7529/
Heyre7526/
Hőger7522/
Hæger7521/
Cheur7514/
Herhe7514/
Heirt7513/
Kherr7511/
Heuër759/
Hcher757/
Høher757/
Aheir756/
He'er756/
Cherh755/
Heurh755/
Chehr755/
Ehier755/
Høger755/
Hearh754/
Heert754/
Kherh754/
Herțe754/
Hierr753/
Heurr752/
Hjerh752/
Hehrr752/
Cherz752/
Chesr752/
Khehr752/
Hæier752/
Hjeir752/
Heesr752/
Herrd751/
Herrz751/
Heihr751/
Hearr751/
Heerr751/
Herzs751/
Hőher751/
Høøer751/
Heårt751/
He're751/
Heïre751/
Herhs751/
Hjeer751/
Heirz750/
Herdd750/
Herrt750/
Heirr750/
Che67827,744/
Hie6718,436/
Hey6715,392/
Hee6713,100/
Hei678,953/
Ger678,043/
Ere674,213/
Khe673,832/
Het673,577/
Hes673,174/
Jer672,737/
Hed672,396/
Etr672,253/
Cherre672,242/
Heu672,196/
Hir671,676/
Heerdt671,675/
Erd671,293/
Erp671,201/
Erz671,095/
Ihe671,022/
Err67953/
Heh67916/
Kheyre67827/
Hep67820/
Ert67799/
Eer67796/
Hez67732/
Ier67693/
Ehr67645/
Hea67570/
Ear67544/
Yhr67483/
D'Heer67398/
Kheire67368/
Erh67317/
D'Hert67215/
Gaheyr67197/
O'Heir67164/
D'Heur67160/
Cheere67100/
Heartt67100/
Herova6792/
Hír6778/
Høe6764/
Eir6762/
Hej6762/
Cheyre6760/
Herowa6758/
Herová6756/
Ihr6746/
Jhr6745/
Jhe6739/
Eur6738/
Hyr6737/
Heardt6736/
Yhe6730/
Chhetr6727/
D'Hier6725/
Erő6723/
Hée6723/
Här6722/
Hje6721/
Chetrt6715/
Esr6715/
Hjr6715/
Heč6715/
Chhear6712/
Kherhe6712/
Chettr6711/
Øer6711/
Kheare6710/
Herrød6710/
Kheere678/
Cheare678/
Ejr677/
Hhe677/
Chehre677/
Aaheer675/
Chetrì675/
Hge675/
D'Here674/
Cheerr673/
Herrdt673/
Hooier672/
Eyr672/
Aheire672/
Hehger672/
Hearre672/
Cheire672/
Chhere672/
Cheard672/
Heertt672/
Cheirt672/
Cherhe672/
Hæe672/
Oheere671/
Cherrt671/
Cherzh671/
Cheetr671/
Hershs671/
Heardd671/
Hearrd671/
Heatrz671/
Jhgeer671/
Ereher671/
Heı671/
Heś671/
Heheer671/
Heereh671/
Chierz671/
Khearr671/
Gaheir671/
Hkhere671/
Heejrh671/
Cherzz670/
Hehier670/

Her Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Her in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺮalhr-
Her in the Marathi language
हेरhera95.12
््आहेरahera4.88
Her in the Hindi language
हेरhera84.38
हरhara15.63
Her in the Oriya language
େହରehara80
େହାରehara20

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Her
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