Hee Surname

40,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Hee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia7,4331:3,968584
United States2,0181:179,61317,962
Brunei6191:676127
Singapore4791:11,498568
France3891:170,75226,566
Australia2661:101,48811,453
Vietnam2221:417,3251,333
Thailand1801:392,43568,893
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Denmark1531:36,8943,842
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Germany1151:700,04753,529
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Qatar1091:21,6332,325
Canada881:418,70036,754
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
China771:17,757,4231,003
Argentina541:791,54552,685
South Korea491:1,045,720321
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
England321:1,741,18971,393
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Norway261:197,78022,769
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
India81:95,883,173728,828
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

The alternate forms: Hée (23) are calculated separately.

Hee (34,377) may also be a first name.

Hee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hee Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hee (Arabic: هه, Hindi: हेे) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Hée. For other potential spellings of Hee click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,054th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 556,301 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Hee are found; 68 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 62 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 25,072nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 34,377 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 7,433 people, or 1 in 3,968. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 29 percent are found, Johor, where 15 percent are found and Sabah, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name is found in 75 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Brunei, where 5 percent are found.

Hee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hee surname expanded 1,998 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hee surname are 21.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.29% less than the national average, earning 210,089 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.29% more than the national average, earning $65,231 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hée8923/
Chee8646,776/
Heer8619,109/
Hees865,096/
Heep862,575/
Heed861,038/
Khee86639/
Heet86569/
Heeß86268/
Heez86214/
Ehee8622/
Heey8618/
Heea865/
Heae864/
Heee863/
Hjee863/
He'e861/
He8018,764,180/
Ee8018,364/
Cheer751,628/
Heets75363/
Heess75169/
Aheeh75157/
Heesh75147/
Heije75147/
Heedh75128/
Heedt75125/
Heeds75117/
Cheae7578/
Hooee7543/
Chees7540/
Chețe7540/
Heđeš7538/
Cheet7526/
Cheey7523/
Kheeh7522/
Cheep7521/
Cheez7519/
Cheed7516/
Heđet7516/
Heehs7515/
Heech7515/
Chhee7512/
Heest7511/
Kheae757/
Aahee756/
He'er756/
O'Hee754/
Hehge752/
Hehes752/
Cheea752/
Heepp752/
Heesr752/
Hehed752/
Heeht751/
Heahe751/
Heerr751/
Aheee751/
Cheee751/
Hehep751/
Heedd751/
Heeyi751/
Heesz750/
Heeph750/
Che67827,744/
Jee6740,984/
Hie6718,436/
Hey6715,392/
Hei678,953/
Eed676,023/
Khe673,832/
Het673,577/
Hes673,174/
Hed672,396/
Heu672,196/
Her672,036/
Ihe671,022/
Heh67916/
Hep67820/
Eer67796/
Hez67732/
Hea67570/
D'Heer67398/
Eet67382/
Eez67214/
Ees67206/
Eae67131/
Eep6788/
Høe6764/
Hej6762/
Eey6755/
Cheech6746/
Chejje6743/
Jhe6739/
Cheehy6735/
Yhe6730/
Eee6727/
Eea6726/
Hje6721/
Chehes6720/
E'E6715/
Heč6715/
Cheetz6711/
Eej6710/
Chehed678/
Kheejh678/
Hhe677/
Cheets676/
Hge675/
Cheerr673/
Heeyth673/
Hehege672/
Heecht672/
Hæe672/
Cheheh672/
Hehesh672/
Heı671/
Heś671/
Cheedh671/
Cheesh671/
Cheedt671/
Cheepp671/
Chehee671/
Heheha671/
Hehehe671/
Heeeeh671/
Heesth671/
Cheeds670/
Heeths670/

Hee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hee in the Hindi language
हेेhee-
Hee in the Arabic language
ههhh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hee
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