Hérault Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Hérault Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hérault Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1451:458,08865,490
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Herault (5,481) are calculated separately.

Hérault Last Name Facts

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

Hérault is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Herault. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hérault.

How Common Is The Last Name Hérault? popularity and diffusion

Hérault is the 1,409,418th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Hérault is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Hérault are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Hérault is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 458,088. In France Hérault is primarily found in: Pays de la Loire, where 25 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Occitanie, where 15 percent live. Barring France this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Central African Republic, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herault955,481/
Héraut9240/
Harault86229/
Hirault86116/
Héroult866/
Horault861/
Jérault861/
Héral8314/
Hérau831/
Herrault801,027/
Hergault80689/
Harrault80559/
Hairault80163/
Cherault8068/
Hayrault8067/
Chirault8048/
Heyrault8016/
Hereault8013/
Horrault8013/
Heraut77745/
Hiraut77170/
Heralt7784/
Héraud7775/
Erault7757/
Hérail7717/
Hérout7712/
Arault7710/
Chérat778/
Héraux773/
Héreau771/
Hérolt771/
Hiraul771/
Heraul771/
Orault771/
Harult771/
Haralt771/
Chereault754/
Cheurault751/
Héra73141/
Ayrault711,951/
Airault711,342/
Heroult71356/
Herraut71250/
Chiralt71138/
Chéreau71128/
Herhalt7135/
Hérouet719/
Heralte717/
Heyraut715/
Chéruel713/
Herauld712/
Hirajul711/
Herulth711/
Herajul711/
Hearult711/
Ijhraul711/
Ehrajul711/
Errault711/
Haralth711/
Haraldt711/
Hétreau711/
Herraul711/
Heraust711/
Heraltd711/
Hairaul711/
Cherreault711/
Heraudt711/
Khirult711/
Jraulte710/
Heuralt710/
Hirut6797,569/
Herat675,868/
Herut672,951/
Hiral671,155/
Heral67841/
Herul67565/
Hirat67356/
Chirayut67160/
Hirau67124/
Herau67105/
Eraut6792/
Gireault6766/
Ayreault6760/
Hirul6757/
Eraul6751/
Aireault6750/
Hyrat6718/
Aralt6717/
Héray6716/
Hyrut6715/
Hyrul676/
Iraut675/
Chéru675/
Jraut674/
Hérou674/
Héreu673/
Hétru673/
Girrault672/
Héras672/
Chirajul671/
Chiraule671/
Herealdt671/
Earrault671/
Hyral671/
Chéra671/
Hérot671/
Ihrau671/
Herralte671/
Hereauld671/
Jéral671/
Gerrault671/
Gergault671/
Eralt671/
Gairault671/
Hjrut671/
Herhaltz670/

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