Hediya Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Hediya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 58 | 1:70,601 | 4,804 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Hediya (217) may also be a first name.
Hediya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hediya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hediya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺪﻳﻪ, Hindi: हेडिया, Marathi: हेदीया) is most common in Mauritania. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hediya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hediya is the 2,091,648th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Hediya live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 217 people.
The last name Hediya is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 70,601. In Mauritania Hediya is mostly concentrated in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 33 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 24 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent reside and Egypt, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hediya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hediya in the Hindi language | ||
| हेडिया | hediya | - |
| Hediya in the Marathi language | ||
| हेदीया | hediya | - |
| Hediya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺪﻳﻪ | hdyh | 67.74 |
| ﻫﺪﻱ | hdy | 22.58 |
| ﻫﺪﻳﺔ | hdyt | 3.23 |
| ﺣﺪﻳﻪ | hdyh | 3.23 |
| ﺣﺪﻳﺔ | hdyt | 3.23 |
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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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- 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 Hediya
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