Hedging Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Hedging Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hedging Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hedging Last Name Facts

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

Hedging is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hedging click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedging? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Hedging occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Hedging are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Hedging is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 92 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 6 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Hedging Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hedging has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hedging last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hedgings930/
Heding92301/
Edging92232/
Hedgin9219/
Heading861,292/
Hedding86745/
Heiding8662/
Cheging8644/
Edgings8622/
Heeding8619/
Cheding8614/
Heyding8612/
Hedieng861/
Edgingt861/
Hedghin861/
Hodging860/
Eding831,919/
Edgin831,272/
Eging83294/
Hegin8323/
Headings80901/
Heddings80432/
Headding80122/
Heidings8023/
Khediong803/
Heidding801/
Cheading801/
Khetging801/
Edinging800/
Heedings800/
Egging77743/
Edding77540/
Ediong77496/
Chegin77173/
Etding77142/
Eiding77138/
Hiding77117/
Jeding7753/
Edings7749/
Edjing7746/
Hedeng7737/
Hesing7734/
Heagin7733/
Geding7732/
Eyding7720/
Hejing7719/
Heggin7713/
Jeging7712/
Hexing7711/
Edzing779/
Hedgen778/
Hyding775/
Euding773/
Ieding772/
Eduing772/
Edieng772/
Eading771/
Khegin771/
Heigin771/
Edginn771/
Häding771/
Higing771/
Edingh771/
Ehding771/
Ihding771/
Hezing770/
Esging770/
Hesgin770/
Heygin770/
Headdings7539/
Egin73772/
Edgn732/
Edng731/
Eddings715,466/
Hidding712,006/
Herzing711,871/
Heising711,790/
Chedeng71508/
Chiging71345/
Geeding71259/
Heidgen71238/
Heusing71210/
Edingue7177/
Gedding7162/
Jedding7151/
Khiding7140/
Heesing7138/
Higging7136/
Huyding7134/
Huiding7133/
Jehding7122/
Chiding7120/
Heysing7115/
Heijing719/
Heydgen718/
Haiding716/
Edingin716/
Eddiong716/
Cheygin713/
Hoiging713/
Chesing713/
Chexing711/
Heizing711/
Hetjing711/
Heshgin711/
Heideng711/
Gedgeng711/
Eddding711/
Gehding711/
Jhedeng711/
Higings710/
Heasing710/
Eadings710/
Hiesing710/
Hydings710/
Esgin672,839/
Ezgin672,477/
Iding672,043/
Hegen671,004/
Hesin67807/
Gegin67659/
Esing67626/
Heijn67433/
Ejing67400/
Edeng67335/
Eygin67213/
Yding67181/
Egeng67138/
Edjin67137/
Iging67124/
Edink67104/
Hiddingh67100/
Hecin6787/
Eagin6784/
Etgin6772/
Ezing6755/
Huijding6750/
Higin6736/
Hexin6733/
Ecing6728/
Edgen6725/
Hezin6720/
Hejin6719/
Egink6719/
Jegin6712/
Hiddings678/
Ejgin678/
Hedängen678/
Hygin677/
Edäng676/
Edingsås675/
Heisn674/
Exing674/
Eigin672/
Eggin671/
Chesingh671/
Hegim671/
Edzin671/
Eeddings671/
Hägin671/
Heidegen671/
Egind671/
Cheizing671/
Cheuzing671/
Eadng671/
Cheadeng671/
Chiesing671/
Chehdeng671/
Jding671/
Jging671/
Hidingen670/
Edgim670/
Heisings670/
Eddingen670/
Chidding670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hedging
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