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) is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Hédja. For other possible spellings of Hedja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hedja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 959,117th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Hedja are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Afro-Islamic Indian Ocean. It is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 138 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 263,582. In France it is most frequent in: Mayotte, where 91 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 3 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 3 percent live. Excluding 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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