Herve Surname

14,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Herve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad17,6201:771116
France14,4911:4,584357
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Gabon3541:5,337981
Cameroon2331:89,13810,727
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Ivory Coast1921:120,1635,939
Haiti1611:66,3603,693
England1471:379,03426,619
Thailand1341:527,15291,366
Canada1151:320,39629,368
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Belgium871:132,14519,103
French Polynesia861:3,265709
New Caledonia781:3,541557
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Chile481:367,01010,126
Guernsey371:1,742400
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Jersey291:3,421664
Singapore261:211,83510,313
India211:36,526,923420,161
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Benin121:861,30044,192
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Wales101:309,45316,869
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
China81:170,915,1968,932
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Finland71:785,24338,644
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Jersey181:2,882475
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Hervé (2,751), Hervè (2) & Hérvé (1) are calculated separately.

Herve (214,394) may also be a first name.

Herve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herve is held by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Hervé, Hervè or Hérvé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,734th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 192,685 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Herve are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Herve is also the 4,879th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 214,394 people.

Herve is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is borne by 17,620 people, or 1 in 771. Beside Chad this last name is found in 76 countries. It is also found in France, where 38 percent live and Ethiopia, where 7 percent live.

Herve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Herve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herve surname grew 1,280 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 588 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herve last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Herve earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $50,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.12% less than the national average, earning $48,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hervé932,751/
Hervè932/
Hervey914,538/
Hervet912,378/
Herver911,028/
Hervie91845/
Herves91438/
Hervez91111/
Cherve91105/
Heerve917/
Hervee916/
Hervei911/
Heurve911/
Herv'e911/
Herveu911/
Hervée911/
Kherve911/
Erve89442/
Hérvé871/
Chervet83957/
Hearvey83152/
Chervey8381/
D'Herve8331/
Herveet8326/
Herveat8325/
Herviey8313/
Hervest834/
Heerver832/
Hervets832/
Cher've831/
Chervei831/
Herverh831/
Haervey831/
Chervez831/
Heirvey830/
Hervett830/
Cherves830/
Cherver830/
Hesrvey830/
Hirve8011,468/
Hervy803,714/
Gerve803,464/
Herbe80874/
Horve80604/
Herva80526/
Ierve80502/
Harve80304/
Erves80279/
Jerve80190/
Erver80117/
Hervi80112/
Ervey8082/
Ervie8076/
Hyrve8076/
Ervet8054/
Herwe805/
Erveš805/
Herue803/
Ervez803/
Eerve802/
Ervee802/
Earve801/
Eurve801/
Eyrve801/
Erveu801/
Chervets7781/
D'Hervez7736/
Cheireve772/
Heirreve770/
Harvey73289,343/
Herber739,906/
Harvie735,595/
Herbet732,899/
Herbei731,120/
Herbez731,021/
Hervis73892/
Herbes73604/
Cherva73526/
Jervey73462/
Horvey73411/
Chervy73329/
Horvei73327/
Hervai73294/
Cherue73217/
Herweh73203/
Herbeć73184/
Hervay73177/
Heruer73111/
Chirve7366/
Gervey7353/
Chervi7347/
Herbey7346/
Herviz7335/
Harvei7330/
Hervij7328/
Heruea7324/
Hervoy7321/
Hierbe7318/
Hervit7314/
Hirved7314/
Hirvey7313/
Heervä7311/
Ervest7310/
Hearvy739/
Hervés739/
Herbie738/
Hervys737/
Harvea736/
Horveh735/
Hervoj735/
Jhirve734/
Kherbe734/
Ervões734/
Gervei733/
Hervaá733/
Harvee732/
Cherbe732/
Heerbe732/
Herbed731/
Hervui731/
Herwed731/
Herzue731/
Herbea731/
Hearbe731/
Horvie731/
Ervees731/
Ahrvey731/
Herbej731/
Earver731/
Hérvey731/
Hierva731/
Hervàa731/
Hervès731/
Herwei731/
Herwey731/
Herrvy731/
Heroue731/
Herbee731/
Harvøe731/
Gerveh731/
Harveh731/
Jerrve730/
Earvey730/
Erbe675,507/
Arve671,522/
Erva671,209/
Erue67466/
Orve67182/
Herwehe67179/
Erwe67152/
Ervi67151/
Herbest67146/
Aheirwe67143/
Hervois67129/
Herruer6786/
Hervais6782/
Irve6748/
Ervy6740/
Hervyts6740/
Cherbeć6733/
Cheruet6729/
Herempi6728/
Hervitt6727/
Hervoit6724/
Haarvei6723/
Herouet6719/
Herbets6718/
Herbett6717/
Hervish6716/
D'Hervé6715/
Cherrue6715/
Hervith6715/
D'Herbe6715/
Chearue6710/
Herwest678/
Cheerva676/
Herwees676/
Herberh676/
Harrvey675/
Aharvey675/
Chervit675/
Harveey674/
Chervis674/
Cherbet674/
Haarvey672/
Cherwey672/
Ervé672/
Jrve672/
Hervych672/
Hervydz672/
Chirvee671/
Chervys671/
Cheirva671/
Herbeer671/
Herbees671/
Hearbey671/
Hervich671/
Herbech671/
Chirver671/
Herrber671/
Herruet671/
Herbesz671/
Herbetz671/
Kheervi671/
Örve671/
Harveij671/
Cherbes671/
Cheruie671/
Chervay671/
Herimpe671/
Cherber671/
Cherweu671/
Ervj671/
Herbhet671/
Haarvie670/
Hojreve670/
Harrvie670/
Herwech670/
Herbess670/

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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
  • 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 Herve
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