Herrera Surname

275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,957,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Herrera Surname Definition:

The worker in iron, a smith.

From "hierro" - iron - and could be an ironworker or the wife of an ironworker. Towns in Argentina, Panama and Spain with this name.

Very popular surname originating in Asturias, in Casa de Lara.

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Herrera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico501,2791:24834
Colombia251,4731:19025
United States164,9581:2,197220
Argentina149,5071:28621
Venezuela137,6891:21932
Peru98,4881:32344
Chile84,9301:20734
Guatemala77,2561:20832
Spain72,5111:64556
Cuba57,5061:20031
Ecuador53,0531:30038
Nicaragua48,2471:12520
Honduras44,0561:20038
Philippines41,4691:2,441171
Dominican Republic37,5621:27854
Bolivia33,9171:31356
Costa Rica28,3221:16947
El Salvador26,0861:24353
Panama25,4331:15421
Brazil5,6881:37,6361,545
Uruguay3,1741:1,081121
Paraguay3,1681:2,284313
France2,1281:31,2143,801
Canada1,9111:19,2812,693
Puerto Rico1,4811:2,397220
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Belize9931:35854
Australia6761:39,9345,167
England4941:112,79011,595
Trinidad and Tobago3401:4,012666
Italy3321:184,20727,295
Germany3261:246,94926,884
Belgium2361:48,7157,924
Thailand2221:318,19154,801
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
Portugal1701:61,2843,295
Switzerland1501:54,7537,051
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
Guam1191:1,346190
Aruba971:1,067146
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Andorra561:1,497260
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Norway471:109,41014,618
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Taiwan461:509,6683,834
Malta421:10,245640
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Japan291:4,408,42437,714
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Curaçao231:6,837197
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Suriname191:29,0855,642
United States Virgin Islands171:6,493987
Hong Kong161:458,4683,288
Austria151:567,69652,281
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Finland151:366,44725,366
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
China141:97,665,8265,141
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
South Korea121:4,270,021781
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Barbados111:26,1321,223
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Wales101:309,45316,869
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
India71:109,580,769786,157
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Grenada61:18,0891,003
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Bangladesh51:31,871,35517,304
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Dominica31:25,297621
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Comoros21:374,762673
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Libya21:3,121,9876,135
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Macau21:300,8151,009
Mozambique21:13,630,7847,358
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9811:51,1915,796

The alternate forms: Hérrera (1), Herréra (1) & Hêrrerä (1) are calculated separately.

Herrera (1,353) may also be a first name.

Herrera Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The worker in iron, a smith.

From "hierro" - iron - and could be an ironworker or the wife of an ironworker. Towns in Argentina, Panama and Spain with this name.

Very popular surname originating in Asturias, in Casa de Lara. Also found in Castile. Name of 20 villages located in Spain. Derived from latin "ferrarius"—made from iron. Therefore refers to iron forger or smith.

Castilian name from mountains of Santander. According to some genealogists, comes from house of Lara. Spread throughout the Peninsula in Reconquest.

See Ferraro, Ferreira, Ferrer, Ferrero, and Ferro.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Spanish) The worker in iron, a smith.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname, meaning 'smith'.

- gerardo1895

Herrera Last Name Facts

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

Herrera (Arabic: هيرارا) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Hérrera, Herréra or Hêrrerä. Click here for further potential spellings of Herrera.

How Common Is The Last Name Herrera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 275th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,722 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Herrera live; 42 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Hispano-North America. Herrera is also the 213,236th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 1,353 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 501,279 people, or 1 in 248. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: México, where 11 percent are found, Veracruz, where 8 percent are found and Mexico City, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico Herrera exists in 152 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Herrera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herrera has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 16,815 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 16,467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herrera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Herrera last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Herrera surname are 42.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.27% being registered with the political party.

The amount Herrera earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning €32,295 per year; in Norway they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning 303,303 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,516 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $22,945,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.32% less than the national average, earning $36,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.32% less than the national average, earning $43,563 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hérrera951/
Herréra951/
Herreras932,535/
Herreira93973/
Herrerra93306/
Herrrera93260/
Herrerea9348/
Herreara9324/
Herriera9320/
Herreera9317/
Herreraa9315/
Herreraz9315/
Kherrera937/
Herrerad937/
Jherrera936/
Heerrera936/
Cherrera936/
Herraera934/
Herrerah933/
Hherrera933/
Haerrera932/
Hjerrera932/
Hierrera931/
Herrerau931/
Herrerìa931/
Errera922,765/
Herera92921/
Hêrrerä901/
Herreiras8810/
D'Herrera882/
Herrerras881/
Heherrera881/
Herrreira881/
Herrero8685,450/
Hereira861,846/
Hererra861,167/
Herrara86582/
Cherera86402/
Erreira86128/
Harrera86114/
Jerrera86107/
Herrere8676/
Gerrera8625/
Herrira8625/
Erreras8613/
Aerrera8610/
Hereyra869/
Heerera868/
Hereera867/
Herarra866/
Hereras865/
Horrera864/
Heriera863/
Heirera863/
Herrora863/
Herreri863/
Kherera862/
Earrera862/
Hererea862/
Hesrera862/
Herrery862/
Hirrera862/
Herehra861/
Hehrera861/
Errerra861/
Erreyra861/
Ierrera861/
Herrerò861/
Hereraz861/
Erreraz861/
Erera83127/
Herreros8010,422/
Herreiro80209/
Herreyre80197/
Herreres8024/
Gerreira8020/
Herriere8019/
Herrerro8013/
Hererras805/
Erreiras805/
Jerreira805/
Herrrero803/
Herreryd803/
Hererrea802/
Chererer802/
Cherrero802/
Herreris802/
Chierera801/
Herrarra801/
Herretro801/
Harrerra801/
Herrerre801/
Ierreira801/
Herrerio801/
Herereas801/
Heerrero801/
Cherreri801/
Eerreira801/
Harera771,852/
Irrera771,835/
Jerera771,180/
Ereira77733/
Horera77323/
Herero77185/
Errero77144/
Herire77119/
Arrera7771/
Eriera7770/
Herira7752/
Errara7733/
Orrera7721/
Gerera7720/
Herara7718/
Errere7714/
Ererau777/
Oerera774/
Ereyra773/
Erreri773/
Esrera773/
Herere773/
Etrera773/
Hereri773/
Errery772/
Ererah771/
Yrrera771/
Eretra771/
Errèra771/
Ereras770/
Herora770/
Hirera770/
Cherriere75298/
Cherrered75218/
Horrereau7547/
Chererach752/
Herreyres752/
Herrerich751/
Chehreara751/
Herrreros751/
Herrerros751/
Chereerat751/
Cherreiro751/
Gerrero711,651/
Herhira71679/
Arriera71444/
Chirera71117/
Cherere71114/
Oereira7170/
Horrara7142/
Erreiro7126/
Hererro7124/
Hareera7121/
Jerrery7117/
Jererah7113/
Hereyre7112/
Errerro7111/
Arreira717/
Chereri716/
Harrara715/
Harerra715/
Herieri715/
Herraro715/
Gereira715/
Aerrora714/
Harrero714/
Hirrira714/
Eereira714/
Cherero713/
Heraira713/
Herarah713/
Horeira713/
Cherire713/
Hariera713/
Harrira713/
Jereira712/
Hereros712/
Kherira712/
Eritrea712/
Gerreri712/
Horrora712/
Oereyra712/
Chierrieri711/
Herroro711/
Hereroh711/
Hergere711/
Irrerea711/
Earaera711/
Eareira711/
Ererath711/
Gererau711/
Aeriera711/
Hareira711/
Erearau711/
Ereiras711/
Horerah711/
Hororea711/
Horrero711/
Herrire711/
Herréro711/
Jerrero711/
Heritra711/
Heirire711/
Irreras711/
Kheryra711/
Harerea711/
Ehreira711/
Erraray711/
Gergera711/
Erreros711/
Irriera711/
Herriri711/
Oereura711/
Aerrero711/
Eerrira711/
Cherira711/
Hirrara710/
Cherery710/
Hearira710/
Arera676,056/
Erira671,196/
Orera67821/
Erere67487/
Errarhay67342/
Erero67338/
Cherirat67170/
Chirerai6782/
Cheriere6767/
Irera6765/
Chiorera6752/
Gerreiro6747/
Cherirey6747/
Erora6737/
Erire6726/
Cherirei6721/
Chairera6712/
Ereri6710/
Herraire6710/
Hirherra678/
Arreeraj675/
Erery674/
Chereret674/
Cheraire674/
Cherriri674/
Chererie673/
Gerrerro673/
Chereres672/
Eryre672/
Hererros672/
Horrarah672/
Chitrera671/
Chesrere671/
Chierere671/
Hererich671/
Hererriz671/
Heereres671/
Heyrerra671/
Horareau671/
Horraira671/
Geerrero671/
Gerraira671/
Herrirri671/
Kheirira671/
Herayrah671/
Gerrrero671/
Erearaha671/
Eretraud671/
Chererey671/
Cherirah671/
Errarhai671/
Cheriret671/
Erhisrer671/
Horrayra671/

Herrera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Herrera in the Arabic language
هيراراhyrara-
اريراaryra-
هريراhryra-
هيريراhyryra-

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Herrera Reference & Research

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