Hernans Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hernans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hernans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Hernans (4) may also be a first name.

Hernans Last Name Facts

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

Hernans is found most in Belgium. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hernans? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Hernans live; 50 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 4 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Spain, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hernanse931/
Ernans921/
Hoeyrnans881/
Hernanz863,463/
Hernams862/
Hernons861/
Hornans860/
Gernans860/
Hernainz8012/
Hernance800/
Hernanche751/
Herinnams750/
Arnains7117/
Hernánz711/
Yornans710/
Arnanz62702/

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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 Hernans
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