Heremans Surname

153,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Heremans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heremans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,8191:4,078439
France111:6,038,429280,838
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Heremans Last Name Facts

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

Heremans is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heremans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 153,254th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,540,100 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Heremans live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 2,819 people, or 1 in 4,078. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 7 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Belgium Heremans occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Heremans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heremans last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Heremans earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herremans942,418/
Heeremans94736/
Heiremans94409/
Herrremans891/
Kheyremans891/
Horemans882,982/
Haremans881/
Hairemans8213/
Horremans823/
Horemanns821/
Herrimans821/
Geeremans821/
Oremans8062/
Eromans804/
Haramans751/
Harimans751/
Arimans671/
Eramons670/
Hierommons670/
Iramansh6352/

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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 Heremans
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