Hedestad Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Hedestad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Hedestad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hedestad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hedestad is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hedestad? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hedestad is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hedestad are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 393,870. In Sweden Hedestad is mostly found in: Östergötland County, where 32 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 32 percent are found and Halland County, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gedestad | 88 | 35 | / |
| Hedeta | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ydestad | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ödestad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Odestad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hedieta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edeta | 77 | 59 | / |
| Oddestad | 75 | 18 | / |
| Jødestad | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gidestad | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khedetod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aidestad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Estdesta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chidesta | 75 | 0 | / |
| Edetah | 71 | 36 | / |
| Edista | 71 | 7 | / |
| Esdeta | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hedeto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Edesto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edetta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gedeta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edetha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hedgetath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ideista | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chideta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khedita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jedetha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edaitad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heditah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eudeeta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eadetha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hedestad
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