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Where Does The Last Name Hero Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hero (Arabic: هرو, Hindi: हीरो, Marathi: हेरो, Oriya: ହିେରା) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Heró or Héro. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hero? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 20,746^th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 276,767 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Hero reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Hero is also the 31,730^th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 25,285 people.

Hero is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 7,300 people, or 1 in 21,830. Other than Bangladesh Hero occurs in 117 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 27 percent reside and Pakistan, where 16 percent reside.

Hero Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hero has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hero surname grew 661 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hero Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (85%) in Kenya and Traditional African (85%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Hero surname are 2.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hero earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 106.37% more than the national average, earning R 490,416 per year; in United States they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $46,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $55,736 CAD per year.