Héroux Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Héroux Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 278 | 1:132,538 | 13,752 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Heroux (5,927) are calculated separately.
Héroux Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Héroux Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Héroux is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Heroux. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Héroux? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 924,083rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Héroux are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Gallo-North America.
This last name is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 132,538. In Canada it is most numerous in: Quebec, where 95 percent reside, Ontario, where 4 percent reside and Alberta, where 0 percent reside. Not including Canada this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Héroux
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