Hergheligiu Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Hergheligiu Surname User-submission:

Hergheligiu is an old Romanian surname meaning 'horse breeder', derived from the Romanian word for a herd of horses.

Hergheligiu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2461:81,6179,577
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Hergheligiu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hergheligiu is an old Romanian surname meaning 'horse breeder', derived from the Romanian word for a herd of horses.

- jamesmeyerb
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Hergheligiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hergheligiu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hergheligiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,009,375th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hergheligiu reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Hergheligiu is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 81,617. In Romania it is mostly found in: Iași County, where 65 percent reside, Botoșani County, where 22 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Romania Hergheligiu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herghelegiu911,740/
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Erghelegiu8630/
Hirghiligiu8259/
Harghelegiu825/
Herghilegiu825/
Harghiligiu824/
Herghilijiu821/
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