He Surname

26th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,764,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

He Surname User-submission:

This surname is common among Russian and Central Asian Koreans, which is a variant of the Korean surname, Ho. It is the surname of the king Kim Suro of Gaya's wife Heo Hwang-ok. Families with this surname originate in Gimhae, Yangcheon, Haeyang, or Taein.

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He Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China18,464,5501:7415
Taiwan194,6151:12026
Thailand24,5441:2,87860
United States15,3361:23,6352,976
Singapore10,9521:50381
Hong Kong10,0501:73094
Canada5,5571:6,630974
Vietnam5,0001:18,529362
Myanmar3,7181:13,969339
Australia3,3111:8,1531,209
India2,9131:263,32515,136
Cambodia2,5201:6,146779
Israel2,2891:3,739520
Spain2,0631:22,6622,436
Macau1,4041:42992
England1,2121:45,9725,791
France1,1181:59,4127,982
Indonesia1,0761:122,90812,390
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Pakistan8061:221,6435,228
Malaysia8011:36,8223,066
Germany7941:101,39212,569
Nigeria7421:238,73713,870
United Arab Emirates5951:15,3991,869
Dominican Republic5321:19,6111,306
Japan4921:259,84610,350
New Zealand4801:9,4341,637
Tonga4551:23650
Sweden4091:24,0751,957
Ecuador3031:52,4954,821
Netherlands3021:55,9189,596
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Brazil2701:792,86828,787
Venezuela2691:112,2833,930
Suriname2561:2,159289
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Iran2291:335,29522,813
Russia1661:868,21169,731
Chile1651:106,7673,965
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Italy1581:387,06844,030
Guatemala1221:131,8253,254
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
Ivory Coast1071:215,6199,011
Mexico971:1,279,65214,962
Norway901:57,1378,183
Denmark851:66,4086,662
Honduras781:113,0311,781
Belize741:4,804852
Belgium701:164,23822,550
Greece631:175,87028,388
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Qatar561:42,1074,399
Finland521:105,70610,637
Aruba511:2,029300
Jamaica501:57,3993,142
Panama501:78,2453,248
Ireland461:102,3685,449
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Costa Rica411:116,5871,845
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Benin341:303,98824,879
South Korea341:1,507,066392
Kazakhstan301:589,41741,433
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Austria241:354,81038,119
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
American Samoa191:2,935631
Wales191:162,87011,152
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Curaçao141:11,232389
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Guam121:13,3432,098
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Slovenia101:248,76816,532
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Samoa41:48,452659
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: (4), (3) & (2) are calculated separately.

He (31,478) may also be a first name.

He Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is common among Russian and Central Asian Koreans, which is a variant of the Korean surname, Ho. It is the surname of the king Kim Suro of Gaya's wife Heo Hwang-ok. Families with this surname originate in Gimhae, Yangcheon, Haeyang, or Taein.

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He Last Name Facts

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

The surname He (Bengali: হে, Hindi: हे, Marathi: हे, Oriya: େହ) is found most frequently in China. It may appear as: , or . Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name He? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 388 people. The last name He occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of He live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 26,882nd most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 31,478 people.

He is most frequent in China, where it is borne by 18,464,550 people, or 1 in 74. Aside from China He occurs in 153 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

He Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of He has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the He last name grew 40,358 percent between 1880 and 2014.

He Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the He last name is primarily Buddhist (33%) in Russia and Muslim (46%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the He surname are 10.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.93% registered with the political party.

The amount He earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.83% less than the national average, earning €6,958 per year; in Norway they earn 16.9% less than the national average, earning 287,604 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.05% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,498 per year; in South Africa they earn 99.77% more than the national average, earning R 474,732 per year; in Vietnam they earn 21% more than the national average, earning 99,750,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $46,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $51,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
834/
833/
832/
Che80827,744/
Hie8018,436/
Hey8015,392/
Hee8013,100/
Hei808,953/
Khe803,832/
Het803,577/
Hes803,174/
Hed802,396/
Heu802,196/
Her802,036/
Ihe801,022/
Heh80916/
Hep80820/
Hez80732/
Hea80570/
Høe8064/
Hej8062/
Jhe8039/
Yhe8030/
Hée8023/
Hje8021/
Heč8015/
Hhe807/
Hge805/
Hæe802/
Heı801/
Heś801/
Chea67240,026/
Hess67121,566/
Head6760,714/
Chee6746,776/
Herr6726,619/
Heer6719,109/
Chey6718,453/
E6714,808/
Hepp6711,620/
Heid6711,491/
Heap679,790/
H677,042/
Heit675,952/
Hees675,096/
Chet674,347/
Cher674,187/
Chie673,212/
Heys673,044/
Khea672,791/
Heep672,575/
Heyd672,573/
Hett672,421/
Heis672,225/
Hedz672,071/
Heij671,781/
Cheh671,734/
Chez671,611/
Ches671,397/
Ahei671,299/
Cheu671,131/
Hesp671,113/
Heiz671,087/
Hije671,043/
Heed671,038/
Ahey671,011/
Hedt67918/
Hesz67827/
Høie67776/
Hesh67729/
Hets67671/
Khee67639/
Chep67592/
Khei67588/
Heet67569/
Hech67556/
Ched67540/
Khey67502/
Chei67352/
Hest67314/
Heas67269/
Heeß67268/
Hejč67230/
Heyt67229/
Heez67214/
Chej67171/
Hedd67161/
Heat67141/
Heip67134/
Chhe67118/
Hehs6797/
Hedh6776/
Herh6769/
Herø6768/
Ghey6745/
Khej6745/
Hejt6745/
Heđa6739/
Yihe6733/
Jihe6731/
Hepf6726/
Ehee6722/
Hihe6720/
Heey6718/
Hoej6717/
Heyz6715/
Heih6715/
Aheu6715/
Cheć6714/
Hejj6714/
Ijhe6713/
Hebp6713/
Høge6711/
Hieh6710/
Åhed6710/
Åkhe676/
Hejd675/
Heea675/
Hehd675/
Hiea674/
Eehe674/
Hedå674/
Cheţ674/
Heae674/
Hezt674/
Hehh673/
Hezs673/
Heee673/
Hjee673/
Hehz673/
Heuh672/
Hiey672/
Heaş672/
Hejs672/
He'a672/
Hejz672/
Heyp672/
Hesr672/
Chje672/
Heaz671/
Chge671/
Hetp671/
Hche671/
Høje671/
Hetš671/
Heyï671/
Heïd671/
Hejh671/
Chée671/
Cheś671/
Cheț671/
Hjej671/
Hhie671/
Hjje671/
He'e671/
Yhhe671/
Jheh671/
Jhej671/
Jyhe671/
Heyh671/
Hgeh671/
Hgej671/
Hhed671/
Hhei671/
Hhes671/
Hhet671/
Hheu671/
Hezp671/
Hetd671/
Hesd671/
Hesj671/
Hehp671/
Hkhe671/
Hjea671/
Khge671/
Hher670/

He Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
He in the Bengali language
হেhe-
He in the Hindi language
हेhe-
He in the Oriya language
େହeha-
He in the Marathi language
हेhe-

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