Herič Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Herič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3011:8,2651,873
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

The alternate forms: Herić (1,230), Heric (713) & Héric (1) are calculated separately.

Herič Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herič is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Herić, Heric or Héric. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herič? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herič is the 825,152nd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The surname Herič is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Herič reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Slovenia, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 8,265. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Drava, where 56 percent live, Savinja, where 17 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 13 percent live. Other than Slovenia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 5 percent live and Slovakia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herić931,230/
Heric93713/
Erič8921/
Héric871/
Heris801,173/
Heriz80578/
Gerič80265/
Heriş8075/
Herix8035/
Heryč807/
Hirič807/
Harič806/
Herij804/
Horič801/
Đerič801/
Heričová7710/
Herich73826/
Cherix73626/
Herris73250/
Cheris73180/
Herisz73144/
Heritz73110/
Herics7385/
Heeris7346/
Herish7342/
Hergić7341/
Gergič7336/
Herits7333/
Herriz7330/
Herric7326/
Heroić7325/
Herzic7323/
Heraiz7317/
Hericz7314/
Heroic7311/
Herici738/
Herois737/
Cheriz736/
Hereiz734/
Heriez733/
Heraij733/
Hereci732/
Cheric731/
Heruix731/
Heriec731/
Herhis730/
Heiris730/
Heyris730/
Herids730/
Eric67159,043/
Eriş6719,305/
Erić677,634/
Herraiz677,281/
Eris671,692/
Cherici671,360/
Eriz67955/
Eriç67501/
Heirich67430/
Heriche67287/
Cherrix67269/
Herritz67190/
Herrich67164/
Hetrich67151/
Cherris67144/
Herreiz67135/
Cherich6791/
Heerich6789/
Cherriz6774/
Herichs6774/
Heyrich6766/
Herráiz6760/
Herisch6753/
Chearis6750/
Cherish6736/
Cherais6732/
Herrits6726/
Cheriez6723/
Hoeritz6722/
Hearris6713/
Hereich6711/
Erij6710/
Heritch679/
Hereish678/
Erix677/
Herrais675/
Kherish675/
Herriez673/
Heyrish673/
Cheiris672/
Chereiz672/
Kherich672/
Chereci672/
Cheritz672/
Herrici671/
Herrish671/
Heritze671/
Heruitz671/
Herruis671/
Herráis671/
Heirits671/
Heraish671/
Herraix671/
Kherids671/
Cheridz671/
Arič671/
Eriš671/
Herichz671/
Heiritz671/
Hesrich670/
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
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  • 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 Herič
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