Hedén Surname
Approximately 1,185 people bear this surname
Hedén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,158 | 1:8,503 | 778 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
The alternate forms: Heden (546) & Hedèn (1) are calculated separately.
Hedén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hedén Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hedén is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Heden or Hedèn. Click here for other possible spellings of Hedén.
How Common Is The Last Name Hedén? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 316,396th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,149,828 people. The last name Hedén is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hedén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,158 people, or 1 in 8,503. In Sweden Hedén is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 29 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 21 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent reside and Finland, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Hedén
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