Herencia Surname

114,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Herencia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herencia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru2,6321:12,0761,644
Spain1,1221:41,6684,009
France781:851,573100,617
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
England61:9,286,343223,652
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Herencia (25) may also be a first name.

Herencia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herencia is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Herencia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herencia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 114,713th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,808,773 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Herencia are found; 68 percent are found in South America and 65 percent are found in Andean South America. Herencia is also the 2,136,160th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Peru, where it is borne by 2,632 people, or 1 in 12,076. In Peru Herencia is primarily concentrated in: Lima Province, where 33 percent live, Arequipa Region, where 21 percent live and Cusco Region, where 16 percent live. Not including Peru it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 28 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Herencia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herencia last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Herencia earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,284 per year and in United States they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $39,151 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herencias94289/
Erencia93187/
Herenca931/
Gerencia88206/
Herencio8857/
Herencha8818/
Hereenca881/
Erenca861/
Cherencio8268/
Herrencio821/
Erencio80165/
Herenza804/
Irencia801/
Erincia801/
Erència801/
Gerencio7540/
Cherenza7510/
Jerencio754/
Hernchai752/
Jerencha751/
Herendza751/
Cherinca751/
Chernchai7131/
Cherencey7118/
Erenco717/
Cheirenza711/
Hernza711/
Erinca711/
Cherinchai6710,159/
Irencio6719/
Erentsa6715/
Cherentsoa671/
Herenzo671/
Herinza671/

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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 Herencia
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