Herol Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

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

Herol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Herol (839) may also be a first name.

Herol Last Name Facts

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

Herol (Marathi: हेरॉल) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herol? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,573,888th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Herol live; 46 percent live in Oceania Islands and 39 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 281,864th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 839 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 96 percent reside, Manus, where 2 percent reside and New Ireland, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 12 percent reside.

Herol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herol has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Herol surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herold9137,929/
Herole91965/
Herolt91168/
Cherol9189/
Heroul914/
Heroll913/
Herzol913/
Herrol911/
Haerol911/
Herhol911/
Kherol911/
Erol89100,821/
Herrold831,668/
Herhold831,071/
Hearold83181/
Heroldt83164/
Herholt8395/
Cheyrol8377/
Cherolt8346/
Kherole8310/
Hergoul836/
Herotil836/
Cherrol834/
Cherold834/
Kherool833/
Hierhol832/
Cheroll831/
Jeherol831/
Heroldd831/
Heiroll831/
Herroll830/
Heroill830/
Heral80841/
Gerol80771/
Herul80565/
Errol80171/
Horol80169/
Harol80147/
Eroel80142/
Jerol80113/
Hyrol80104/
Hirol8095/
Erole8081/
Eroll8031/
Esrol8029/
Erold8020/
Ergol8019/
Aerol808/
Eroul804/
Erolt803/
Eroyl803/
Etrol802/
Herál802/
Earol801/
Herholdt772,366/
Cheirolt7740/
Hearrold7731/
Heerhold7731/
Hehrhold7717/
Cherolle7710/
Cherroll771/
Herrhold771/
Kheyrgol771/
D'Herold771/
Hehroldt771/
Chergoul771/
Herald736,660/
Kheral734,325/
Hirole731,410/
Chirol73941/
Hörold73457/
Herale73388/
Horhol73300/
Erhold73192/
Hairol73162/
Cheral73121/
Kherul7391/
Hejral7389/
Heralt7384/
Herhul7369/
Erroll7368/
Gerrol7366/
Erholt7349/
Cherul7347/
Harhol7341/
Herhal7338/
Heyral7331/
Hérold7318/
Haroll7316/
Jerrol7315/
Harool7312/
Harrol7311/
Herall7311/
Hergul7310/
Khirol7310/
Haeral739/
Hesral738/
Herzal736/
Heeral736/
Herule736/
Herral735/
Hiroll735/
Hajrol733/
Aharol733/
Hayrol733/
Errold732/
Erocel732/
Hearul732/
Gergol732/
Chyrol732/
Heiral732/
Herull731/
Hoeral731/
Eirole731/
Etrole731/
Eroile731/
Eroole731/
Erroel731/
Gerhol731/
Hérolt731/
Ihroul731/
Jearol731/
Heraul731/
Ergoll731/
Erolle731/
Eruole731/
Heraal731/
Heyrul731/
Earrol730/
Horrol730/
Hirold730/
Horoil730/
Earole730/
D'herouël711/
Cheroulle711/
Eral671,878/
Erul671,077/
Arol67836/
Orol67448/
Herrald67235/
Eyrolle67198/
Cherale67182/
Cherhal67178/
Hörhold67165/
Harroll67159/
Khairol67138/
Kheyral6765/
Irol6763/
Höroldt6758/
Chereul6747/
Kherale6746/
Ehrhold6743/
Chirole6741/
Khirole6738/
Gerroll6735/
Herhalt6735/
Kheiral6735/
Herrall6732/
Cheyral6726/
Chirold6717/
Ehrohlt6717/
Cherule6711/
Horroll679/
Erolova677/
Cheeral676/
Héroult676/
Jerroll675/
Hearald674/
Chitrol674/
Yrol674/
Hajrool673/
Hirrold673/
Khirool673/
Chiroll673/
Chetral672/
Herauld672/
Gergool672/
Cherall671/
Kheirul671/
Jeerole671/
Jearool671/
Herulth671/
Heerale671/
Heerall671/
Hearall671/
Hearult671/
Hirolle671/
Hairole671/
Heyrald671/
Herraul671/
Hirhold671/
Herhált671/
Heraltd671/
Èrol671/
Hairold671/
Choyrol671/
Chearal671/
Cherald671/
Cheruil671/
Heerald671/
Hairool671/
Hayrold671/
Kheeral671/
Gerholl670/
Heralle670/
Harroul670/

Herol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Herol in the Marathi language
हेरॉलherola50
हेरोळherola33.33
हेरोलherola11.11
हॅरोलherola5.56

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