Heriniaina Surname

14,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Heriniaina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Heriniaina 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
Madagascar37,2521:635126
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Heriniaina (120,038) may also be a first name.

Heriniaina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heriniaina occurs more in Madagascar more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Heriniaina.

How Common Is The Last Name Heriniaina? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heriniaina is the 14,948th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 195,607 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Heriniaina live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in Barito Africa. Heriniaina is also the 8,598th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 120,038 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Madagascar, where it is carried by 37,252 people, or 1 in 635. Outside of Madagascar this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hariniaina906,985/
Jeriniaina904/
Ariniaina842/
Oriniaina841/
Erinyana783/
Erinyanga746/
Oriniano675/
Chirinyanga671/
Oroinyana633/
Harenyana631/

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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 Heriniaina
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