Hera Surname
Approximately 20,132 people bear this surname
Hera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 10,634 | 1:14,986 | 1,147 |
| Indonesia | 1,885 | 1:70,159 | 7,560 |
| Romania | 1,270 | 1:15,809 | 2,031 |
| India | 1,159 | 1:661,834 | 31,155 |
| Ukraine | 1,002 | 1:45,432 | 6,592 |
| Philippines | 942 | 1:107,472 | 18,683 |
| Cuba | 738 | 1:15,613 | 1,091 |
| Papua New Guinea | 365 | 1:22,339 | 2,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 301 | 1:51,290 | 7,802 |
| Venezuela | 292 | 1:103,439 | 3,749 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Tanzania | 234 | 1:226,246 | 18,784 |
| United States | 215 | 1:1,685,856 | 112,021 |
| Spain | 128 | 1:365,250 | 20,590 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| Colombia | 62 | 1:770,550 | 8,307 |
| Pakistan | 53 | 1:3,370,639 | 25,973 |
| Poland | 38 | 1:1,000,230 | 71,240 |
| Czechia | 32 | 1:332,296 | 40,874 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Mexico | 30 | 1:4,137,540 | 26,679 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Guyana | 15 | 1:50,815 | 4,586 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
The alternate forms: Héra (141) are calculated separately.
Hera (48,611) may also be a first name.
Hera Demographics
Hera Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Hera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hera (Arabic: هرا, Georgian: ჰერა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺮﻩ, Hindi: हेरा, Marathi: हेरा, Oriya: େହରା, Tibetan: ཧི་ར་) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Héra. Click here for further possible spellings of Hera.
How Common Is The Last Name Hera? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 26,695th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 361,988 people. The surname Hera occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Hera are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 18,967th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 48,611 people.
The surname Hera is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is held by 10,634 people, or 1 in 14,986. Besides Bangladesh Hera exists in 84 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Romania, where 6 percent are found.
Hera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hera last name grew 448 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Hera last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Hera surname are 4.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.78% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hera earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.53% less than the national average, earning R 122,304 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.23% less than the national average, earning $17,883,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.92% less than the national average, earning $39,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $47,774 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hera in the Georgian language | ||
| ჰერა | hera | - |
| Hera in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺤﺮﻩ | alhrh | - |
| Hera in the Marathi language | ||
| हेरा | hera | - |
| Hera in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཧི་ར་ | hira | 92.86 |
| ཧ་རི་ | hari | 7.14 |
| Hera in the Hindi language | ||
| हेरा | hera | 90.49 |
| हीरा | hira | 7.6 |
| हिरा | hira | 1.71 |
| हरा | hara | 0.19 |
| Hera in the Oriya language | ||
| େହରା | ehara | 54.84 |
| ହୀରା | hira | 9.68 |
| ହିରା | hira | 9.68 |
| ନେରଶ | nerasa | 3.23 |
| େହାରା | ehara | 3.23 |
| େମାତା | emata | 3.23 |
| େହାର | ehara | 3.23 |
| େହସା | ehasa | 3.23 |
| ରବି | rabi | 3.23 |
| େେହରା | eehara | 3.23 |
| େସାନ | esana | 3.23 |
| Hera in the Arabic language | ||
| هرا | hra | - |
| هيرا | hyra | - |
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Footnotes
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