Heriques Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Heriques Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heriques Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Heriques (63) may also be a first name.

Heriques Last Name Facts

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

Heriques is found most in Brazil. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heriques? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Heriques live; 63 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Luso-South America. Heriques is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 63 people.

The surname Heriques is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 7,381,874. In Brazil Heriques is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 34 percent reside, Paraíba, where 21 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent reside. Beside Brazil it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heriques
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