Heriteau Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Heriteau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heriteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2721:244,20137,781
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hériteau (1) are calculated separately.

Heriteau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heriteau is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Hériteau. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heriteau? popularity and diffusion

Heriteau is the 948,111th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Heriteau reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Heriteau is most common in France, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 244,201. In France Heriteau is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 73 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 22 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 3 percent are found. Excluding France this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and French Polynesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hériteau961/
Eriteau93144/
Heritau931/
Herita86186/
Herista8037/
Hergita8024/
Cherita8020/
Herzita807/
Hesrita804/
Heritha802/
Herieta802/
Heritas801/
Heritta801/
Erita772,704/
Cheraita75233/
Cherista75117/
Cheritat7586/
Heirista754/
Cheritaa753/
Herietta753/
Cheritha752/
Chiritau751/
Chereita751/
Cherrita751/
Herriota751/
Cheritah751/
Herrieta751/
Harita713,617/
Horita711,355/
Hereta71410/
Jerita71194/
Erista71175/
Eritat7141/
Gerita7138/
Herito717/
Eritah717/
Hirita716/
Eritou715/
Erieta715/
Eritta714/
Ereita713/
Herrietta713/
Eurita713/
Eritha712/
Eroita712/
Eriota712/
Ergita711/
Eraita711/
Errita711/
Cheraitta711/
Eritas711/
Chirita6716,334/
Haritha672,178/
Hairita6774/
Khirita6773/
Eristha6762/
Chereta6749/
Erhieta6728/
Hoirita6718/
Horieta6712/
Herryta6711/
Herreta6710/
Heretta6710/
Cherito677/
Eğritaş675/
Harieta674/
Aharita673/
Eurieta673/
Heroito673/
Herysta673/
Jeritta673/
Hergeta673/
Haraita672/
Gerrita672/
Errieta672/
Haritta672/
Erietta672/
Haritah672/
Cheryta672/
Jerrita671/
Heredta671/
Jeruita671/
Earieta671/
Heritho671/
Heretas671/
Hereyta671/
Eraaita671/
Chérita671/
Aeritta671/
Ereitas671/
Herheta671/
Hiroita671/
Hiruita671/
Hirieta671/
Herueta671/
Horoita671/

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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 Heriteau
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