H Surname

70,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Kuwait

H Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

H Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,1051:43,6754,392
Yemen1,5541:17,0051,865
Iraq6551:53,4682,061
United Arab Emirates6501:14,0961,728
Iran5001:153,56513,399
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Taiwan4451:52,685585
Kuwait2891:13,1511,828
Canada1021:361,23132,546
China991:13,811,329820
Bosnia and Herzegovina461:76,8787,637
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Algeria191:2,033,24043,760
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Liberia101:440,85421,753
India91:85,229,487684,495
Somaliland91:388,9091,001
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

H (31,637) may also be a first name.

H Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name H Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname H occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name H? popularity and diffusion

H is the 70,224th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,034,869 people. The surname H is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of H are found; 45 percent are found in West Asia and 35 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. H is also the 26,772nd most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 31,637 people.

The surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,105 people, or 1 in 43,675. Apart from Egypt it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 22 percent live and Iraq, where 9 percent live.

H Last Name Statistics demography

The amount H earn in different countries varies notably. In Vietnam they earn 36.5% less than the national average, earning 52,351,900 ₫ per year and in Canada they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning $42,447 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
He6718,764,180/
Hs6747,191/
Ph675,455/
Hp675,077/
Hd674,915/
Ht672,391/
Hz672,379/
Hw671,472/
Hh67349/

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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 H
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