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
Average Heritier Salary in
United States
$50,207 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Heritier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heritier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heritier occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Héritier. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Heritier? popularity and diffusion
It is the 63,694th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 926,697 people. The last name Heritier is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Heritier are found; 36 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 9,230th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 111,418 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is held by 2,791 people, or 1 in 4,072. Beside Rwanda it exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and France, where 27 percent live.
Heritier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Heritier has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Heritier last name expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Heritier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Heritier last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Heritier last name are 11.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.86% registered with 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
- 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 Heritier
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