Hedia Surname
Approximately 3,095 people bear this surname
Hedia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,952 | 1:47,098 | 4,665 |
| Algeria | 495 | 1:78,044 | 12,358 |
| Philippines | 386 | 1:262,275 | 38,709 |
| France | 137 | 1:484,837 | 68,361 |
| Mauritania | 49 | 1:83,569 | 5,424 |
| Tunisia | 20 | 1:30,531 | 4,563 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Hédia (10) are calculated separately.
Hedia (2,296) may also be a first name.
Hedia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hedia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hedia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺪﻳﻪ) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Hédia. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hedia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 143,690th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,354,619 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Hedia live; 80 percent live in North Africa and 63 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 155,592nd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,296 people.
This surname is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,952 people, or 1 in 47,098. Other than Egypt Hedia is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hedia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hedia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺪﻳﻪ | hdyh | 79.17 |
| ﻫﺪﻱ | hdy | 16.67 |
| ﻫﺪﻳﺎ | hdya | 4.17 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hedia
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