Hedayat Surname
Approximately 13,257 people bear this surname
Hedayat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 11,835 | 1:6,488 | 900 |
| Egypt | 610 | 1:150,714 | 11,610 |
| United States | 266 | 1:1,362,628 | 94,589 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| India | 102 | 1:7,520,249 | 162,050 |
| Pakistan | 66 | 1:2,706,726 | 22,920 |
| Afghanistan | 44 | 1:730,754 | 7,928 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Hedayat (24,472) may also be a first name.
Hedayat Demographics
Average Hedayat Salary in
United States
$61,672 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hedayat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hedayat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hedayat (Hindi: हेदायत, Marathi: हेदायत, Oriya: େହଦାୟତ) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hedayat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 39,594th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 549,713 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Hedayat live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Hedayat is also the 32,528th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 24,472 people.
The last name Hedayat is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 11,835 people, or 1 in 6,488. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 13 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Iran Hedayat occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Hedayat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hedayat are 17.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.15% being registered with the party.
The amount Hedayat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 42.93% more than the national average, earning $61,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.32% more than the national average, earning $63,755 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hedayat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hedayat in the Hindi language | ||
| हेदायत | hedayata | 97.73 |
| हिदायत | hidayata | 2.27 |
| Hedayat in the Oriya language | ||
| େହଦାୟତ | ehadayata | 84.88 |
| େହଦାୟତ୍ | ehadayat | 12.79 |
| େହଦାୟ | ehadaya | 1.16 |
| େହଦାୟାତ | ehadayata | 1.16 |
| Hedayat in the Marathi language | ||
| हेदायत | hedayata | 54.55 |
| हेदायात | hedayata | 27.27 |
| िहदायत | ihadayata | 18.18 |
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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
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- 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 Hedayat
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