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
Herança is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Heranca. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Herança? popularity and diffusion
The surname Herança is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Herança live; 80 percent live in South America and 80 percent live in Luso-South America.
Herança is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Bahia, where 25 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 25 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 25 percent live. Not including Brazil it exists in one country. It is also common 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
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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 Herança
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