Herass Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Herass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Herass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herass Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Herass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺮﺍﺱ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herass? popularity and diffusion
The surname Herass is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Herass occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Herass reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Herass is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Inchiri Region, where 71 percent are found, Adrar Region, where 14 percent are found and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania Herass occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Herass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Herass has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herass surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Herass Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Herass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺮﺍﺱ | hras | - |
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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 Herass
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