Hedin Surname
Approximately 8,448 people bear this surname
Hedin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 4,494 | 1:2,191 | 205 |
| United States | 2,087 | 1:173,675 | 17,470 |
| France | 1,174 | 1:56,578 | 7,527 |
| Denmark | 137 | 1:41,202 | 4,292 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| Norway | 75 | 1:68,564 | 9,650 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Finland | 27 | 1:203,582 | 17,121 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
The alternate forms: Hédin (23) are calculated separately.
Hedin (553) may also be a first name.
Hedin Demographics
Average Male Hedin Height
180.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hedin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hedin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hedin (Arabic: هيدين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺪﻳﻦ, Hindi: हेदीन, Marathi: हेडीं) occurs most in Sweden. It may also be found as a variant: Hédin. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hedin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 59,706th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 862,636 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Hedin live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia. Hedin is also the 357,892nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 553 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 4,494 people, or 1 in 2,191. In Sweden Hedin is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside and Skåne County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Sweden it exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.
Hedin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hedin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hedin last name rose 2,455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hedin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hedin are 1.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.5% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hedin earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.1% less than the national average, earning 318,038 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.53% more than the national average, earning R 307,824 per year; in United States they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $47,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning $44,790 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hedin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hedin in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﺪﻳﻦ | hdyn | - |
| Hedin in the Hindi language | ||
| हेदीन | hedina | - |
| Hedin in the Marathi language | ||
| हेडीं | hedim | - |
| Hedin in the Arabic language | ||
| هيدين | hydyn | - |
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Hedin Reference & Research
Hedin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hedin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Hedin
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis