Heraief Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Heraief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heraief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France271:2,460,101186,232
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Heraief Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heraief is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Heraief.

How Common Is The Last Name Heraief? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Heraief occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Heraief are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Heraief is most widely held in France, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,460,101. In France Heraief is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 78 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 22 percent are found. Excluding France this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheraief938/
Kheraief932/
Heraif92137/
Herief924/
Cherief864,933/
Kherief86891/
Cheraif86115/
Kheraif86103/
Heraieb861/
Herieff860/
Eraif834/
Herrieff804/
Cherieff802/
Kheriyef801/
Kheirief801/
Hoerauef801/
Jeraieff801/
Herauf77510/
Eraiev778/
Ahraif774/
Heraev772/
Haraif771/
Herejf771/
Aeraif771/
Cherrieff751/
Hoerauf71439/
Cheraev71134/
Herayev71114/
Cheriev7119/
Chereif7119/
Kheryef718/
Kheraev712/
Cheruif712/
Kheriev712/
Hoereuf712/
Herayiv711/
Chérief711/
Khereuf711/
Khérief711/
Khereif711/
Chereaf711/
Geraepf711/
Cheryef711/
Heraueb710/
Oraif672,160/
Jraif67479/
Ereef67184/
Herayeva67168/
Araif6789/
Eraev6740/
Ereif677/
Cheireif676/
Kherayaf674/
Eriev673/
Chereyif672/
Kheyraev671/
Cherreef671/
Cheeraev671/
Cherriev671/
Kheyriev671/
Cheriyev671/
Eraib671/
Hoerhauf671/
Cherayaf671/
Erauf671/
Herrayew671/

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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
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  • 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 Heraief
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