Heureux Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Heureux Surname User-submission:

Heureux is a French surname, meaning 'happy man', a variant of L'Heureux.

Heureux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
France1991:333,78350,418
Belgium1581:72,76411,604
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Heureux (459) may also be a first name.

Heureux Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Heureux is a French surname, meaning 'happy man', a variant of L'Heureux.

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Heureux Last Name Facts

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

Heureux occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heureux? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heureux is the 491,715th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Heureux reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 398,330th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 459 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 1,535,843. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States Heureux is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in France, where 30 percent are found and Belgium, where 23 percent are found.

Heureux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heureux last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Heureux earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $44,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.16% less than the national average, earning $37,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heureu921/
D'Heureux8847/
Herex831/
Erex7325/
Yerex67315/
Herje67205/
Heroe67179/
Herie67176/
Eurie6762/
Herox6716/
Harex673/
Jerex673/
Jereu673/
Herae671/
Hereé671/
Horex671/
Herye670/

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