Herić Surname

307,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Herić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,0561:3,349667
Croatia811:52,2059,959
Serbia561:127,5889,391
Slovenia361:69,1029,774
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Heric (713), Herič (336) & Héric (1) are calculated separately.

Herić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herić is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can appear as a variant: Heric, Herič or Héric. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herić? popularity and diffusion

Herić is the 307,224th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,924,834 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Herić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 1,056 people, or 1 in 3,349. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 95 percent are found and Republika Srpska, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina Herić is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 7 percent are found and Serbia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heric93713/
Herič93336/
Hergić9141/
Heroić9125/
Erić897,634/
Héric871/
Đerić803,339/
Gerić80896/
Heriz80578/
Horić80544/
Ergić80324/
Hereć80120/
Harić8034/
Heryć8012/
Ðerić806/
Hajrić731,225/
Herich73826/
Đerzić73346/
Heritz73110/
Herics7385/
Herits7333/
Herriz7330/
Herric7326/
Herzic7323/
Heraiz7317/
Hericz7314/
Heroic7311/
Herici738/
Cheriz736/
Chereć735/
Hereiz734/
Heriez733/
Hereci732/
Đjerić731/
Cheric731/
Heriec731/
Hairić731/
Herids730/
Eric67159,043/
Herraiz677,281/
Cherici671,360/
Eriz67955/
Eriç67501/
Heirich67430/
Irić67376/
Heriche67287/
Herritz67190/
Herrich67164/
Herreiz67135/
Cherich6791/
Heerich6789/
Cherriz6774/
Herichs6774/
Arić6771/
Heyrich6766/
Herráiz6760/
Orić6727/
Herrits6726/
Cheriez6723/
Hoeritz6722/
Erič6721/
Hereich6711/
Heritch679/
Herriez673/
Erićová673/
Chereci672/
Chereiz672/
Kherich672/
Cheritz672/
Heiritz671/
Herrici671/
Heritze671/
Heruitz671/
Heirits671/
Kherids671/
Cheridz671/
Herichz671/
Heristz670/

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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 Herić
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