Hedja Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Hedja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 252 | 1:263,582 | 40,616 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hédja (1) are calculated separately.
Hedja (138) may also be a first name.
Hedja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hedja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hedja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺪﺟﻪ) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Hédja. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hedja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hedja is the 959,117th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Hedja reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Afro-Islamic Indian Ocean. It is also the 787,636th most common first name globally It is held by 138 people.
The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 263,582. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Mayotte, where 91 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 3 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 3 percent live. Apart from France this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 6 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hedja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hedja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﺪﺟﻪ | hdjh | 50 |
| ﺣﺠﻪ | hjh | 50 |
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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 Hedja
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