Herra Surname
Approximately 3,040 people bear this surname
Herra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1,345 | 1:3,554 | 342 |
| Dominican Republic | 501 | 1:20,824 | 1,368 |
| United States | 337 | 1:1,075,546 | 78,300 |
| Philippines | 277 | 1:365,481 | 48,460 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Spain | 84 | 1:556,572 | 26,793 |
| Poland | 58 | 1:655,323 | 57,058 |
| Venezuela | 55 | 1:549,165 | 10,134 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Colombia | 18 | 1:2,654,115 | 13,778 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Albania | 14 | 1:208,147 | 13,618 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Herrá (6) & Herrà (1) are calculated separately.
Herra (666) may also be a first name.
Herra Demographics
Herra Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Herra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Herra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺓ, Hindi: हेर्रा) is found in Costa Rica more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Herrá or Herrà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herra? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 145,943rd most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,397,219 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Herra live; 44 percent live in Central America and 44 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 321,585th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 666 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Costa Rica, where it is carried by 1,345 people, or 1 in 3,554. In Costa Rica it is most numerous in: Alajuela Province, where 27 percent reside, San José Province, where 26 percent reside and Heredia Province, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Costa Rica this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Herra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Herra has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,348 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 314 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Herra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Herra surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Herra last name are 44.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.3% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Herra earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 20.65% more than the national average, earning $27,390,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.45% less than the national average, earning $39,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $48,684 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Herra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Herra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺓ | alhrt | - |
| Herra in the Hindi language | ||
| हेर्रा | herra | 50 |
| हेररा | herara | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Herra
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis