Hedestig Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hedestig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hedestig Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden561:175,83512,146
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hedestig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hedestig is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedestig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Hedestig live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 175,835. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västerbotten County, where 52 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found and Gävleborg County, where 7 percent are found. Other than Sweden this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edestig935/
Ejdestig8859/
Idestig808/
Odestig807/
Adestig802/
Jidestig7515/
Hedgetegh711/
Odestick638/
Adastik5311/
Jideteg532/

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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 Hedestig
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