Hedye Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Hedye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 234 | 1:17,499 | 1,620 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hedyé (49) are calculated separately.
Hedye (188) may also be a first name.
Hedye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hedye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hedye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺪﻱ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can occur in the variant forms: Hedyé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hedye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,061,269th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hedye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Hedye is also the 663,277th most widely held first name internationally, held by 188 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 17,499. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 54 percent reside, Gorgol Region, where 15 percent reside and Hodh Chargui Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring Mauritania Hedye exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hedye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hedye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺪﻱ | hdy | 50 |
| ﻫﺪﻳﻪ | hdyh | 41.49 |
| ﻫﺪﻳﻰ | hdyy | 3.19 |
| ﻫﺪﻯ | hdy | 2.13 |
| ﻫﻮﺩﻱ | hwdy | 1.06 |
| ﻫﺪﻳﺔ | hdyt | 1.06 |
| ﻫﺪﻳﺎ | hdya | 1.06 |
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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 Hedye
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