Hérold Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Hérold Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Herold (37,929) are calculated separately.
Hérold (15) may also be a first name.
Hérold Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hérold Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hérold is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Herold. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hérold? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hérold is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Hérold are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Hérold is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 15 people.
It is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 821,292. In Switzerland Hérold is most prevalent in: Canton of Vaud, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland Hérold occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herold | 94 | 37,929 | / |
| Härold | 83 | 46 | / |
| Hérolt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hirold | 83 | 0 | / |
| Herrold | 77 | 1,668 | / |
| Herhold | 77 | 1,071 | / |
| Hierold | 77 | 353 | / |
| Hearold | 77 | 181 | / |
| Heroldt | 77 | 164 | / |
| Ehrhold | 77 | 43 | / |
| Hergold | 77 | 31 | / |
| Chirold | 77 | 17 | / |
| Héroult | 77 | 6 | / |
| Cherold | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hirrold | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kherold | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heroldd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hirhold | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hairold | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hayrold | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herolds | 77 | 0 | / |
| Herol | 73 | 130 | / |
| Hyrol | 73 | 104 | / |
| Hirol | 73 | 95 | / |
| Erold | 73 | 20 | / |
| Héral | 73 | 14 | / |
| Jrold | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herholdt | 71 | 2,366 | / |
| Hierhold | 71 | 93 | / |
| Hearrold | 71 | 31 | / |
| Heerhold | 71 | 31 | / |
| Ehrholdt | 71 | 22 | / |
| Hehrhold | 71 | 17 | / |
| Herrhold | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hehroldt | 71 | 1 | / |
| D'Herold | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hayrolds | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirolds | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herrolds | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gehrhold | 71 | 0 | / |
| Herald | 67 | 6,660 | / |
| Gerold | 67 | 5,051 | / |
| Hirole | 67 | 1,410 | / |
| Herole | 67 | 965 | / |
| Chirol | 67 | 941 | / |
| Heroldová | 67 | 360 | / |
| Girold | 67 | 233 | / |
| Erhold | 67 | 192 | / |
| Herolt | 67 | 168 | / |
| Hairol | 67 | 162 | / |
| Jerold | 67 | 133 | / |
| Cherol | 67 | 89 | / |
| Airold | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khirol | 67 | 10 | / |
| Järold | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiroll | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heroul | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heroll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hajrol | 67 | 3 | / |
| Herzol | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hayrol | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heroldova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Errold | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erzold | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chyrol | 67 | 2 | / |
| Herhol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herrol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihroul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erolds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kherol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jirold | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Hérold
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