Hierani Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Hierani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 257 | 1:102,822 | 6,174 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
Hierani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hierani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hierani is found most in Yemen. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hierani.
How Common Is The Last Name Hierani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hierani is the 961,438th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname Hierani occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hierani reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 102,822. In Yemen Hierani is mostly concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 97 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent live and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 0 percent live. Other than Yemen this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 5 percent live.
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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 Hierani
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