Heredia Surname

2,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Heredia Surname Definition:

One who came from Heredia (the inheritors), in Spain; one who inherits from another, an heir.

From the Spanish "heredar" - to inherit.

Found in Navarre, Álava, Catalonia, Asturias, and other areas of northern Spain. Name of village near Vitoria.

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Heredia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico47,5201:2,612375
Argentina45,7401:934124
Spain36,8521:1,269133
Dominican Republic17,5251:595111
Venezuela16,0651:1,880330
Bolivia15,8651:669132
Peru15,6751:2,028349
United States14,9731:24,2083,058
Colombia12,1381:3,936628
Ecuador10,1941:1,560267
Cuba5,6241:2,049308
Chile2,8401:6,203701
Philippines1,8101:55,9339,360
Brazil1,5491:138,2025,288
Puerto Rico9921:3,579286
France6651:99,88414,644
Uruguay4981:6,891760
El Salvador4151:15,286824
Belize3031:1,173273
India2291:3,349,63096,743
Guatemala2091:76,9512,669
Panama1801:21,7351,413
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Honduras1281:68,8781,444
England1041:535,75133,356
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Andorra581:1,445247
Australia561:482,06636,890
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Paraguay391:185,5583,539
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Aruba141:7,3911,045
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Norway91:571,36544,190
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Anguilla41:3,359324
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Dominica31:25,297621
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Macau11:601,6301,582
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Herédia (165), Herèdia (3), Héredia (1), Heredía (1) & Hérédia (3) are calculated separately.

Heredia (901) may also be a first name.

Heredia Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Heredia (the inheritors), in Spain; one who inherits from another, an heir.

From the Spanish "heredar" - to inherit.

Found in Navarre, Álava, Catalonia, Asturias, and other areas of northern Spain. Name of village near Vitoria. Derived from latin "hereditare," the Spanish "heredar" - to inherit, to heir.

Basque name from Heredia in Barrundia, a political subdivision of Vitoria (Alava). Later went to Aragon and Navarre.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Heredia Last Name Facts

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

Heredia (Arabic: ايريديا, Marathi: हेरेडीया) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Herédia, Herèdia, Héredia, Heredía or Hérédia. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heredia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,204th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 29,268 people. The last name Heredia is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Heredia reside; 48 percent reside in South America and 20 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 270,435th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 901 people.

It is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 47,520 people, or 1 in 2,612. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Michoacán, where 12 percent are found, Sinaloa, where 9 percent are found and México, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Mexico this last name is found in 84 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 18 percent are found and Spain, where 15 percent are found.

Heredia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heredia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 213,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heredia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heredia last name are 42.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Heredia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.27% less than the national average, earning €6,224 per year; in Norway they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning 329,035 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,369 per year; in South Africa they earn 9.93% less than the national average, earning R 214,032 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $22,614,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $37,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.43% less than the national average, earning $44,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herédia95165/
Herèdia953/
Héredia951/
Heredía951/
Heredias93146/
Herredia9376/
Hereidia935/
Heriedia932/
Haeredia931/
Kheredia931/
Herediaa931/
Hereedia931/
Hheredia931/
Eredia921,647/
Hérédia903/
Herredias8833/
Herrediaz887/
D'heredia881/
Heredea86691/
Ereddia86186/
Herodia86137/
Heridia86104/
Heredio8629/
Haredia8622/
Geredia8620/
Heradia8615/
Eredias869/
Heredya863/
Erhedia861/
Aeredia861/
Jeredia861/
Hiredia861/
Herradia8022/
Herédias802/
Heraidia801/
Hergidia801/
Herridia801/
Hareidia800/
Herredio800/
Iredia773,035/
Oredia77111/
Aredia7755/
Erodia7734/
Eridia7730/
Erédia779/
Eredio777/
Eredea773/
Erydia772/
Eredya772/
Yredia771/
Eradia771/
Cheraidia751/
Areddia71109/
Arredia7180/
Harodia7153/
Heradio7144/
Horodia7113/
Haridia713/
Ahrodia712/
Erzidia711/
Geridia711/
Heridio711/
Herodio711/
Heridea711/
Herédio711/
Eridias711/
Jeridia710/
Haraidia671/

Heredia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Heredia in the Marathi language
हेरेडीयाherediya50
हेरेिडयाhereidaya30
हरेडीयाharediya10
हेरडीयाheradiya3.33
हेरडींयाheradinya3.33
हेरेिडआhereida'a3.33
Heredia in the Arabic language
ايريدياayrydya-
هريدياhrydya-

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