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 surname Hedayat (Hindi: हेदायत, Marathi: हेदायत, Oriya: େହଦାୟତ) occurs most in Iran. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hedayat.
How Common Is The Last Name Hedayat? popularity and diffusion
It is the 39,594th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 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 commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 24,472 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 11,835 people, or 1 in 6,488. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 13 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Hedayat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hedayat are 17.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.15% registered to vote for the political 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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