Herod Surname
Approximately 4,702 people bear this surname
Herod Surname Definition:
Not the classical name; but the same with Heraud, and an Old German Herod, which Forstemann derives from heroti, principatus. They are probably the same as Harold.
Herod Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,397 | 1:106,700 | 11,705 |
| England | 485 | 1:114,883 | 11,756 |
| Canada | 259 | 1:142,261 | 14,635 |
| Poland | 247 | 1:153,882 | 21,856 |
| Guyana | 78 | 1:9,772 | 1,486 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 294 | 1:82,909 | 8,826 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 492 | 1:102,070 | 10,330 |
The alternate forms: Heród (599) are calculated separately.
Herod (2,109) may also be a first name.
Herod Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Not the classical name; but the same with Heraud, and an Old German Herod, which Forstemann derives from heroti, principatus. They are probably the same as Harold.
Herod Demographics
Average Herod Salary in
United States
$42,806 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Herod Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herod Come From? nationality or country of origin
Herod (Marathi: हेरोद, Oriya: େହେରାଦ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Heród. For other potential spellings of Herod click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herod? popularity and diffusion
It is the 100,453rd most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,549,882 people. The surname Herod occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Herod live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 163,741st most widespread first name globally, held by 2,109 people.
Herod is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,397 people, or 1 in 106,700. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 31 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Tennessee, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Herod Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Herod has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herod surname grew 690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Herod Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Herod surname are 8.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.13% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Herod earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.68% more than the national average, earning R 317,676 per year; in United States they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $42,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning $56,408 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Herod Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Herod in the Oriya language | ||
| େହେରାଦ | eherada | 88.1 |
| େହରଦ | eharada | 9.52 |
| େହେରଦ | eherada | 2.38 |
| Herod in the Marathi language | ||
| हेरोद | heroda | 33.33 |
| हेरोदे | herode | 22.22 |
| हेरोड | heroda | 22.22 |
| हेरॉड | heroda | 11.11 |
| हैरोदे | hairode | 11.11 |
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Herod Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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