Heroe Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Heroe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heroe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1051:77,65410,215
Sierra Leone251:283,585406
England151:3,714,537119,675
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Héroe (2) are calculated separately.

Heroe (653) may also be a first name.

Heroe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heroe is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant: Héroe. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heroe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heroe is the 1,276,805th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Heroe are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Heroe is also the 324,981st most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 653 people.

The surname Heroe is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 77,654. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Gulf, where 58 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 37 percent are found and National Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 14 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Heroe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heroe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heroe surname rose 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Héroe932/
Heroes91145/
Hoeroe9118/
Herroe916/
Herzoe912/
Heroed911/
Hero'e911/
Hergoe910/
Eroe89117/
Herroes831/
Heroett830/
Hherohe830/
Hiroe804,574/
Heroo80675/
Hereu80581/
Herou80491/
Haroe8078/
Geroe8053/
Aeroe8023/
Eroes8017/
Eroea805/
Horoe802/
Earoe801/
Herae801/
Hyroe801/
Chetroes774/
Heroux735,927/
Herrou731,256/
Herout731,022/
Heeroo73526/
Heroui73164/
Erojie7375/
Hairoe7369/
Hereus7338/
Heraoa7317/
Gerohe7312/
Herouy739/
Herous736/
Heroua736/
Erohie736/
Hayroe735/
Horhoe735/
Kherae735/
Eroess734/
Gergoe734/
Chiroe734/
Jeeroe733/
Heroud733/
Heraej732/
Herooy732/
Haroey732/
Cherae732/
Hereux732/
Herouz732/
Haroeh732/
Jerohe731/
Heureu731/
Hetrou731/
Hesrou731/
Heraez731/
Heirou731/
Aeroeh731/
Heraeh731/
Heraea731/
Herhae731/
Gerroe730/
Heureh730/
Heraey730/
Heru674,995/
Herraez673,765/
Ereu673,720/
Eroo67893/
Heureux67673/
Heroult67356/
Aroe67203/
Erou67151/
Erae67108/
Herráez6795/
Herroui6790/
Herroux6785/
Oroe6764/
Iroe6756/
Hetreux6739/
Herö6728/
Herraes6719/
Herrous6718/
Heró6710/
Cherahe675/
Hierreh674/
Cheroui673/
Kheraoi672/
Cheraes671/
Herraer671/
Earoesh671/
Earroee671/
Herrouz671/
Herrooy671/
Herràez671/
Herhaez671/
Cheroua671/
Cheraee671/
Cheraey671/
Herouch671/
Herhoud671/
Heerzou671/
Kheroui671/
Ergoyie671/
Herhout671/
Herzheu671/
Heirout670/

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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 Heroe
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