Herra

surname · Latin script

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ɛɾa/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Herra is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Costa Rica than in any other country. Recorded meaning: Borrowed from Spanish Herra. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica.

rarermore common
  • CRCosta Rica1 in 2.6K(measured from records)
  • USUnited States1 in 521K
  • DODominican Republic≈1 in 21K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Costa Rica (measured from records)

1,940 people

Sources
114 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 2.6K (inferred from the name graph)

Costa Rica

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Borrowed from Spanish Herra. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica.

Sources 1

Attested across 8 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Herra counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Herra is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CR Costa Rica#2291,9401 in 2.6K1.9KHerra35
ID Indonesia—≈680 est.≈1 in 391K—Herra46
US United States—6381 in 521K638Herra114
DO Dominican Republic#643≈510 est.≈1 in 21K—Herra11
PH Philippines—≈350 est.≈1 in 316K—Herra14
FI Finland—391 in 143K39—4

1,940 people counted by TSE — electoral roll (padrón) names. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: TSE — electoral roll (padrón) names; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Herra is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Herrá

  • French surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, Philippines, Canada

    Also written Herrá

  • Arabic surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Jordan

    Also written Herrà, Hêrra

  • Hindi surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, India

    Languages: Hindi, Urdu

    Also written Herrá

  • Croatian surname6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Spain

    Also written Herrá

32 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Herra is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In Maltese, to wear out; to cause to deteriorate gradually

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Finnish, Mister (polite title for an adult man)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In non, mister, gentleman

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Icelandic, lord, master

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Basque, hatred

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In izh, mister

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 18 sources across 10 countries.

Official registers attesting Herra
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
CR Costa RicaTSE — electoral roll (padrón) names—1.9K#360
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010638#35,294
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020612#38,883
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000474#42,983
FI FinlandDVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup)—39#28,151
CR Costa RicaTSE — Consulta de nombres (Padrón Nacional Electoral name enumeration)———
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 2

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Herra mean, and where does it come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Herra. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica. Recorded by Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Herra?
A machine transcription gives /ɛɾa/ (IPA) for Spanish.
In which country does Herra have the most bearers?
In Costa Rica, the national register counted about 1.9 thousand people named Herra, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled herra.
Where is Herra most common?
Herra is densest in Costa Rica, where the national register counts about 1 in 2.6 thousand people carrying it.
How common is the name Herra?
In Costa Rica, the national register counted 1,940 people named Herra, about 1 in 2.6 thousand residents.
How common is Herra compared with other names?
In Costa Rica, Herra is the 229th most common surname of 8,899 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Herra” — the 229th most common surname in Costa Rica. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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