Hercheux Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hercheux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hercheux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1181:562,90476,109
Belgium211:547,45951,586

Hercheux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hercheux is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hercheux? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hercheux is the 1,504,764th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hercheux live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 562,904. In France it is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 57 percent live, Occitanie, where 14 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent live. Not including France this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hercheui8821/
Herchu8616/
Herchuk80394/
Herchou80137/
Herchea8060/
Herchey803/
Herzheu801/
Cherchu801/
Erceu773/
Erchu771/
Hercu771/
Cherchuk75267/
Cherchye7550/
Herchuck7545/
Harchoux7534/
Cherchei7523/
Cherchey758/
Herschoe755/
Hercheha753/
Herschuk751/
Herschey751/
Kherchuk751/
Cherchie751/
Kherzheu751/
Cherchouh71272/
Chercheja71189/
Herscu71143/
Gerchu7190/
Herhut7172/
Herhei7170/
Hercuț7162/
Herhus7153/
Herrschuh7152/
Herscheit7146/
Herzschuh7141/
Hercey7131/
Hersux7114/
Cherchuck7113/
Erchuk7111/
Erchie716/
Erchou715/
Cherchout712/
Erheue711/
Herchouia711/
Herchouch711/
Erchey711/
Herhey711/
Hershey678,948/
Hyrchuk67262/
Herhaus67232/
Chercea67156/
Gerchuk67119/
Herhuth6767/
Herhush6749/
Hershuk6743/
Jerchau6743/
Eurchuk6733/
Hyrzheu6732/
Herzhuk6728/
Chercei6723/
Erhu6719/
Herrscheid6716/
Hersoux6714/
Erchouk6712/
Ercheid6711/
Archaux679/
Gerchau675/
Erchuck674/
Ercu674/
Hercoue672/
Gerzheu672/
Gerchie672/
Cherchoukh672/
Cherhuk672/
Hercuik671/
Cherchouch671/
Herscheidt671/
Chercou671/
Chirceu671/
Herhoud671/
Herhout671/
Chercui671/
Herscheach671/
Hesrhey671/
Herchaa671/
Herseus670/
Chercey670/
Hirchey670/

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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 Hercheux
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