Hereaux Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Hereaux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hereaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
France81:8,302,840321,660
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Hereaux Last Name Facts

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

Hereaux is more commonly found in The Dominican Republic than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hereaux? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hereaux is the 1,447,279th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Hereaux live; 80 percent live in Caribbean and 74 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean.

The last name Hereaux is most widely held in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 96,601. Excluding The Dominican Republic Hereaux exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Haiti, where 7 percent reside.

Hereaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hereaux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hereaux surname grew 190 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hereaux Last Name Statistics demography

Hereaux earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.31% more than the national average, earning $57,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hereax920/
Gergeaux803/
Herzieux802/
Erieux771/
Herioux7141/
D'Heurieux717/
Eyrieux713/
Cheriax711/
Gereoux710/
Cherioux67262/
Cherriux671/
Eyrioux579/
Gerioux573/
Harieux572/
Chérioux531/
Aryax501/

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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 Hereaux
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