L'Herisson Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

L'Herisson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

L'Herisson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti581:184,2057,235
France101:6,642,272293,169
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: L'Hérisson (7) are calculated separately.

L'Herisson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name L'Herisson Come From? nationality or country of origin

L'Herisson occurs in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: L'Hérisson. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name L'Herisson? popularity and diffusion

The surname L'Herisson is the 2,185,341st most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of L'Herisson live; 77 percent live in Caribbean and 77 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean.

This surname is most commonly used in Haiti, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 184,205. In Haiti it is primarily concentrated in: Ouest, where 98 percent reside and Nord, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Haiti this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 7 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
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