Hereau Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Hereau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hereau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3211:206,92432,150
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hereau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hereau is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hereau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hereau is the 714,947th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Hereau live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 206,924. In France it is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 23 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 21 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 18 percent are found. Aside from France Hereau is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent are found.

Hereau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hereau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hereau last name increased 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hereau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hereau surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

Hereau earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.55% more than the national average, earning $55,468 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herieau9221/
Herreau9212/
Herea911,095/
Ereau9168/
Hereha831,559/
Herrea83426/
Erieau83254/
Erehau8312/
Cherea834/
Ereaju833/
Herțea832/
Hereaj831/
Hereyu831/
Heerea831/
Ereahu831/
Erea80154/
Herreea7711/
Errieau7711/
Hirieau7710/
Heereea773/
Herreaa772/
Herrrea772/
Cheerea771/
Chehrea771/
Herreah771/
Herriea771/
Herayea771/
Hereaia771/
Heregia771/
Heriehu771/
Hireaju771/
Herheou771/
Khereyu771/
Chereiu771/
Cheriea770/
Heria731,477/
Errea73884/
Ereou73630/
Herya73160/
Eirea73128/
Ereha7376/
Erieu7372/
Eyrea7357/
Earea7346/
Ereyu7329/
Herja7325/
Heriu738/
Ergeu736/
Hirea735/
Ereah733/
Ergea731/
Ereiu731/
Ereoa731/
Erehu731/
Charieau71116/
Heriault7144/
Heriseha7113/
Herehach719/
Chergeia711/
Chergeui711/
Chereaee711/
Cheryeha711/
Kheria676,743/
Chirea673,110/
Charrieau67551/
Heriah67475/
Cheria67419/
Heriat67333/
Heroiu67293/
Herjas67281/
Horjea67176/
Haeria67153/
Herias67118/
Heriou6799/
Hirjau6773/
Eregia6771/
Herija6759/
Herius6752/
Cherya6738/
Heryha6726/
Erjauz6725/
Jereha6723/
Kherya6719/
Eriaju6717/
Heerya6713/
Herhia6711/
Heuria6711/
Cherja6711/
Ereoha6710/
Heryat679/
Hareou678/
Herías677/
Eretea677/
Herria676/
Heriad675/
Harjau675/
Hirjea675/
Heriju674/
Heyria674/
Heriaz674/
Heiria674/
Hareaa674/
Aereha673/
Herhyu673/
Cheresayi672/
Herjai672/
Gergea672/
Cheryu672/
Erieyu672/
Gerjau672/
Heryas672/
Herrya671/
Heeria671/
Hoeria671/
Ereujo671/
Hariea671/
Herzia671/
Ereyia671/
Ereayi671/
Ireaju671/
Ereaja671/
Ereaye671/
Jereju671/
Heriha671/
Hergia671/
Hairea671/
Gereou671/
Eritea671/
Ere'ai671/
Ereija671/
Ereiya671/
Erejea671/
Eriayu671/
Erreea671/
Heyrya671/
Heriua671/
Heriue671/
Hearia671/
Heirya671/
Erehue671/
Erieah671/
Arieau671/
Areeau671/
Gergeu671/
Hareha671/
Heurya671/
Herjat671/
Herjaz671/
Heherheah671/
Hyreha671/
Hereoy670/
Heryad670/
Heryay670/
Geriea670/

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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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  • 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 Hereau
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