Ruiz-Herrera Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Ruiz-Herrera Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Ruiz & Herrera.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ruiz-Herrera Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1821:256,87916,299
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ruiz-Herrera Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ruiz-Herrera Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ruiz-Herrera has its highest incidence in Spain. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ruiz-Herrera.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruiz-Herrera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname Ruiz-Herrera occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ruiz-Herrera live; 98 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 98 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 256,879. In Spain it is most common in: Andalusia, where 91 percent live, Valencian Community, where 4 percent live and Catalonia, where 3 percent live. Beside Spain this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruiz Herrera92187/
Ruiz Herreria881/
Ruz Herrera873/
Rios-Herrera836/
Ruiz Herrero831/
Rios Herrera751/
Ruiz Riera731/
Reyes-Herrera727/
Razerera70331/
Rossi Herreira691/
Rosa Herrera674/
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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 Ruiz-Herrera
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