L'Heureux Surname

76,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

L'Heureux Surname Definition:

(French), the Happy. (variant: de Bly and Heilmann.)

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L'Heureux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5,2631:7,0011,029
United States8681:417,57936,242
France1691:393,03457,995
Belgium1001:114,96617,029
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Singapore171:323,98313,856
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

L'Heureux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French), the Happy. (variant: de Bly and Heilmann.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

L'Heureux is a French surname, meaning 'happy man'.

- deleted-173293

Literally: 'the happy'.

- thehappyinthehouse

L'Heureux Last Name Facts

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

The last name L'Heureux is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of L'Heureux.

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

This last name is the 76,170th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,131,958 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of L'Heureux reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

L'Heureux is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 5,263 people, or 1 in 7,001. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 76 percent are found, Alberta, where 8 percent are found and British Columbia, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Canada this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

L'Heureux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of L'Heureux has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,617 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

L'Heureux Last Name Statistics demography

The amount L'Heureux earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 73.29% more than the national average, earning $74,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.17% less than the national average, earning $42,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lheureux946,995/
L'Heureu941/
Lheureuxs891/
Leureux883/
Lheureu882/
Lleureux823/
Liereux751/
Lerex710/
Leroex676/
Leurie675/

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