Hiernaux Surname

327,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hiernaux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiernaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7541:15,2482,326
France3271:203,12831,564
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Hiernaux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hiernaux occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiernaux? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 327,203rd most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,420,745 people. The last name Hiernaux occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Hiernaux live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Hiernaux is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 754 people, or 1 in 15,248. In Belgium it is most common in: Walloon Region, where 84 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 16 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Belgium it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 29 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Hiernaux Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hiernaux earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.51% less than the national average, earning $38,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hernaux934/
Hirnaux931/
Hyernaux8814/
Hiernaut8813/
Ernaux866/
Hiernu865/
Hyerneaux8217/
Yernaux801,340/
Hernoux80347/
Ierna77899/
Ernau7795/
Yerneaux7516/
Cherneux752/
Herrnaix750/
Ernoux71715/
Gernux7154/
Iernea7137/
Erneux7131/
Hierno712/
Ierngu711/
Ieerna711/
Erna677,448/
Ernu67167/
Hijirna6716/
Gernoux674/
Yernaut672/
Yerneau671/
Giernay670/

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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
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  • 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 Hiernaux
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