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.

Hedestig Surname Distribution Map

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 surname Hedestig occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedestig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Hedestig are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Hedestig is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 175,835. In Sweden Hedestig is mostly concentrated in: Västerbotten County, where 52 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 23 percent reside and Gävleborg County, where 7 percent reside. Other than Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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