Herança Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Herança Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
The alternate forms: Heranca (2) are calculated separately.
Herança Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herança Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Herança occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Heranca. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Herança? popularity and diffusion
Herança is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Herança are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Bahia, where 25 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 25 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 25 percent live. Other than Brazil Herança exists in one country. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heranca | 95 | 2 | / |
| Heranja | 86 | 95 | / |
| Heranzah | 80 | 346 | / |
| Heranjay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Heranjau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heranjat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heranjas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heranjai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Herancia | 80 | 0 | / |
| Eranza | 77 | 35 | / |
| Eransa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Eranca | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eranja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hereansah | 75 | 3 | / |
| Heranchai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heyranzad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herance | 71 | 369 | / |
| Herangi | 71 | 146 | / |
| Heramza | 71 | 139 | / |
| Herange | 71 | 80 | / |
| Herancy | 71 | 66 | / |
| Haranza | 71 | 47 | / |
| Erangia | 71 | 18 | / |
| Geransa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Heranse | 71 | 5 | / |
| Heranje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Heranco | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kheeraansa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heeranchai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heranze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahransa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erancia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haransa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heratinzad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heranzo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Horanza | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haranzha | 67 | 532 | / |
| Hiransai | 67 | 202 | / |
| Cherance | 67 | 59 | / |
| Herganzo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Heranger | 67 | 23 | / |
| Cherange | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chiranja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hirancha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Herancis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chiranza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cheranji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Herrance | 67 | 2 | / |
| Earranza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Herrange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eranjhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherancé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kherange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherancy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herancez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heransez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerancia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herances | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiransay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herganso | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Herança
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