Heritier Surname
Approximately 7,864 people bear this surname
Heritier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 2,791 | 1:4,072 | 1,005 |
| DR Congo | 2,210 | 1:33,430 | 4,173 |
| France | 2,111 | 1:31,465 | 3,827 |
| Argentina | 296 | 1:144,403 | 12,223 |
| United States | 122 | 1:2,970,975 | 173,956 |
| Italy | 121 | 1:505,427 | 50,992 |
| Switzerland | 84 | 1:97,773 | 10,519 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
The alternate forms: Héritier (1,228) are calculated separately.
Heritier (111,418) may also be a first name.
Heritier Demographics
Heritier Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Heritier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heritier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heritier has its highest incidence in Rwanda. It may appear as: Héritier. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Heritier? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 63,694th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 926,697 people. The last name Heritier is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Heritier live; 36 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Heritier is also the 9,230th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 111,418 people.
The last name Heritier is most frequently held in Rwanda, where it is held by 2,791 people, or 1 in 4,072. Outside of Rwanda this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and France, where 27 percent reside.
Heritier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Heritier has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Heritier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Heritier last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Heritier last name are 11.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.86% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Heritier earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 16.36% more than the national average, earning $50,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.22% less than the national average, earning $30,198 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Héritier | 96 | 1,228 | / |
| Herithier | 94 | 50 | / |
| Herittier | 94 | 19 | / |
| Eritier | 93 | 207 | / |
| Heritie | 93 | 15 | / |
| Heriter | 93 | 4 | / |
| Erithier | 88 | 23 | / |
| Heretier | 88 | 18 | / |
| Heiriter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cheriter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Herriter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Eritir | 86 | 70 | / |
| Eriter | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cheristie | 82 | 4 | / |
| Heritaire | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cherister | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hereter | 80 | 130 | / |
| Eretier | 80 | 27 | / |
| Iritier | 80 | 13 | / |
| Geriter | 80 | 11 | / |
| Eristie | 80 | 9 | / |
| Erieter | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hiritie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eritter | 80 | 3 | / |
| Heritge | 80 | 2 | / |
| Erithie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aritier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geritie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heitritter | 78 | 90 | / |
| Harreitier | 78 | 1 | / |
| Herhuter | 75 | 28 | / |
| Harriter | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haritirr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eereiter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herithge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herester | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heritjes | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gerither | 75 | 0 | / |
| Herretie | 75 | 0 | / |
| Iritie | 71 | 1,484 | / |
| Yritie | 71 | 37 | / |
| Chiristie | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ereter | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eruter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eritge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heristehi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hyritaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eryter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherreter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cheryster | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gereihter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ergetie | 67 | 42 | / |
| Eroyter | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ergetir | 67 | 18 | / |
| Irietie | 67 | 15 | / |
| Iritiei | 67 | 13 | / |
| Erester | 67 | 9 | / |
| Irithie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiritie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erestie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheraitiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ereşter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yritiei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irittie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iriteur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orutier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gereter | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Heritier
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