Heru Surname

95,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Heru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4,2291:31,2723,680
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
India1291:5,946,243139,967
Papua New Guinea931:87,67411,644
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Trinidad and Tobago241:56,8324,715
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England41:13,929,515290,718
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Hérù (1) are calculated separately.

Heru (166,143) may also be a first name.

Heru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heru (Hindi: हेरू, Marathi: हेरु, Oriya: େହରୁ, Tibetan: ཧི་རུ་) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Hérù. Click here for other possible spellings of Heru.

How Common Is The Last Name Heru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 95,275th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,458,968 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Heru live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Heru is also the 6,333rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 166,143 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 4,229 people, or 1 in 31,272. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 29 percent reside, East Java, where 24 percent reside and Jakarta, where 9 percent reside. Barring Indonesia Heru is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 7 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Heru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heru has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Heru surname expanded 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heru surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Heru earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheru8919,885/
Herus893,460/
Heyru893,382/
Herut892,951/
Herud89863/
Hereu89581/
Herou89491/
Hetru89264/
Haeru89134/
Herup89134/
Kheru89112/
Herau89105/
Heiru8950/
Heeru8936/
Heruy8930/
Heruz8923/
Herru8918/
Herui8910/
Heuru899/
Heruh898/
Hieru893/
Hearu892/
Heruj891/
Heruś891/
Eru864,449/
Hérù831/
Heroux805,927/
Heraud803,577/
Herrou801,256/
Herout801,022/
Heraut80745/
Cherus80417/
Cheruy80331/
Herzau80223/
Khearu80196/
Cherui80180/
Heraux80173/
Cherup80164/
Cherou80117/
Herrud8094/
Herrup8076/
Hetrus8075/
Herhut8072/
Heraus8057/
Herhus8053/
Cherau8044/
Cheeru8040/
Hereus8038/
Heerup8033/
Chetru8025/
Herruy8018/
Herush8016/
Cherut8015/
Cheuru8013/
Kheyru8010/
Herouy809/
Herruz808/
Chergu807/
Herous806/
Cheruu806/
Cherru804/
Kherou803/
Kherau803/
Heroud803/
Heruch802/
Herouz802/
Heureu801/
Herrus801/
Hetrou801/
Hesrou801/
Herudt801/
Heirou801/
Hejrut801/
Haerou801/
Cherud801/
Cheruh801/
Heruit801/
Herutt800/
Heyrus800/
Haru755,154/
Ereu753,720/
Hiru753,341/
Geru752,638/
Erus751,391/
Erau75921/
Ergu75451/
Jeru75417/
Eeru75372/
Eiru75340/
Eruz75320/
Horu75230/
Erru75164/
Erou75151/
Eruç75122/
Erut75114/
Eruu75114/
Eruh75101/
Ehru7570/
Erui7553/
Erzu7528/
Erup7524/
Earu7522/
Esru7519/
Erhu7519/
Euru7518/
Etru7511/
Heró7510/
Ieru759/
Aeru758/
Hyru757/
Erud757/
Ohru754/
Eruj753/
Jhru752/
Oeru752/
Eruy752/
Ihru752/
Ejru752/
Eyru751/
E'Ru751/
Ahru751/
Herault735,481/
Heyraud731,413/
Cherrou731,060/
Cheyrou73387/
Heroult73356/
Chergou73268/
Cheroux73259/
Herraut73250/
Herhaus73232/
Cheraud73218/
Chetrus73202/
Cheroud73142/
Kherrou73138/
Kheirou73116/
Herroux7385/
Herhuth7367/
Herhush7349/
Hetreux7339/
Heirush7338/
Herraud7324/
Herraux7323/
Herrous7318/
Cheraux739/
Cherrup735/
Heyraut735/
Cheruit734/
Herusch733/
Cheirus732/
Cherush732/
Cherout732/
Chettru731/
Chetrui731/
Kheyrou731/
Cherahu731/
Chethru731/
Chetruy731/
Cheetru731/
Hearaud731/
Hearult731/
Herrouz731/
Cherouh731/
Heruitz731/
Herruis731/
Heraust731/
Heiraud731/
Cheirou731/
Chereus731/
Cherrud731/
Cherruy731/
Chetruş731/
Herouch731/
Herhoud731/
Heraudt731/
Heerzou731/
Cheruch731/
Cheirau731/
Herhout731/
Herzheu731/
Hehrush731/
Heirout730/
Herrutt730/
Chetrau730/
Hirut6797,569/
Chiru6713,214/
Hiruy676,502/
Hairu672,779/
Jeeru672,134/
Hayru671,450/
Gerou671,146/
Herrault671,027/
Cherroud671,000/
Harui67918/
Heroo67675/
Eraud67543/
Cheyroux67419/
Horau67397/
Ahrou67308/
Harau67294/
Gerau67215/
Heroe67179/
Hirou67172/
Hyrup67170/
Aharu67152/
Jerau67143/
Hirau67124/
Erruz67119/
Haruy67110/
Erhuy67103/
Eraus67100/
Eraut6792/
Ereut6772/
Cherault6768/
Hyrus6766/
Haaru6756/
Härus6752/
Hirui6751/
Khiru6750/
Gerru6750/
Jerru6749/
Jerou6741/
Geeru6740/
Jieru6739/
Eruut6737/
Gereu6734/
Eirut6729/
Erush6727/
Hareu6725/
Erout6724/
Jeruj6720/
Geruy6719/
Hajru6716/
Heyrault6716/
Eirup6716/
Hyrut6715/
Harru6714/
Ahruh6713/
Hirus6713/
Horru6713/
Cheiroux6712/
Herroudt6711/
Eruhe6711/
Erhus6711/
Ahrau6710/
Ohruh6710/
Hoiru679/
Huiru679/
Haruh679/
Ihrou679/
Ihrui679/
Ereud678/
Esrup678/
Errus677/
Eruch677/
Hirzu677/
Eruis677/
Hîrșu677/
Erust676/
Etrus676/
Etrou676/
Gerui676/
Chéru675/
Erruh675/
Cheyroud675/
Ergou675/
Erouh674/
Eraux674/
Hérou674/
Ereus674/
Eyrus674/
Jereu673/
Erous673/
Horui673/
Eruit673/
Gergu673/
Horhu673/
Herói673/
Cherú673/
Eirud673/
Cheiraud673/
Héreu673/
Hétru673/
Erahu672/
Eruus672/
Eargu672/
Ohrui672/
Ereue672/
Eerut672/
Herrouch672/
Erhui672/
Khyru671/
Eirgu671/
Eergu671/
Eyrud671/
Euruy671/
Eroux671/
Errui671/
Erauz671/
Yihru671/
Cherrout671/
Eyreu671/
Esrus671/
Hahru671/
Eroud671/
Hérau671/
Horeu671/
Ihrau671/
Hiruz671/
Jerhu671/
Herausch671/
Erhou671/
Esrou671/
Ahreu671/
Earup671/
Chèru671/
Cheroush671/
Errou671/
Erupp671/
Chehroud671/
Orheu671/
Cheirout671/
Cherrous671/
Eirus671/
Harhu671/
Hjrut671/
Hirud671/
Chesroud670/
Eruhs670/
Cherhaus670/
Cheareus670/
Hirup670/
Cherraud670/
Herrhaus670/
Cheirupp670/

Heru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Heru in the Tibetan language
ཧི་རུ་hiru-
Heru in the Oriya language
େହରୁeharu90
ହିରୁhiru10
Heru in the Marathi language
हेरुheru88
हेरूheru12
Heru in the Hindi language
हेरूheru57.89
हेरुheru36.84
हीरूhiru5.26

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heru
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