Hernán Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Hernán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 89 | 1:525,304 | 25,940 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Hernan (8,508) & Hernàn (3) are calculated separately.
Hernán (2,512) may also be a first name.
Hernán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hernán Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hernán has its highest incidence in Spain. It can occur as a variant: Hernan or Hernàn. Click here for other possible spellings of Hernán.
How Common Is The Last Name Hernán? popularity and diffusion
Hernán is the 1,604,449th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Hernán are found; 71 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 147,220th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 2,512 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 525,304. In Spain it is most frequent in: Madrid, where 72 percent reside, Catalonia, where 8 percent reside and Castile and León, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Spain this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernan | 94 | 8,508 | / |
| Hernàn | 94 | 3 | / |
| Hernánd | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hernon | 83 | 1,724 | / |
| Hernane | 77 | 3,169 | / |
| Hernand | 77 | 354 | / |
| Chernan | 77 | 35 | / |
| Hernann | 77 | 31 | / |
| Hernant | 77 | 20 | / |
| Hernoun | 77 | 14 | / |
| Hernoon | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hernnan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hiernan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heernan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herrnon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hernhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hernang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chernon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herrnan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hearnon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Heirnan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hearnan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ernan | 73 | 653 | / |
| Ernon | 73 | 50 | / |
| Irnán | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hernoune | 71 | 939 | / |
| Chernane | 71 | 614 | / |
| Chernand | 71 | 188 | / |
| Chernoun | 71 | 54 | / |
| Herrnann | 71 | 12 | / |
| Khernane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hernandd | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hernanne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chernont | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hernasne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chearnon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chernoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hiernann | 71 | 0 | / |
| Heirnann | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gernon | 67 | 766 | / |
| Cherinnan | 67 | 663 | / |
| Chernoune | 67 | 334 | / |
| Ernane | 67 | 287 | / |
| Gernan | 67 | 212 | / |
| Cherinnam | 67 | 180 | / |
| Cherinnon | 67 | 174 | / |
| Ernand | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ernang | 67 | 41 | / |
| Herneisen | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hernam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cherngnam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ernoun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ernaan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hirnan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kheernoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jernon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ernant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ernein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehrnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jernan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ergnon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earnon | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hernán
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