Hega Surname
Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname
Hega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 346 | 1:6,964 | 1,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 168 | 1:48,534 | 6,056 |
| Tanzania | 167 | 1:317,016 | 24,066 |
| Cameroon | 122 | 1:170,238 | 18,185 |
| Philippines | 79 | 1:1,281,496 | 97,319 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Hega (679) may also be a first name.
Hega Demographics
Average Hega Salary in
United States
$33,688 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hega (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺠﻪ, Hindi: हेगा, Marathi: हेगा) is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 326,114th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,392,584 people. The surname Hega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Hega are found; 34 percent are found in Southern Africa and 34 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Hega is also the 317,830th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 679 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 6,964. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Kavango West Region, where 99 percent live, Kavango East Region, where 0 percent live and Khomas Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Namibia it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.
Hega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hega has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hega surname expanded 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hega Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hega last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.
Hega earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hega in the Hindi language | ||
| हेगा | hega | - |
| Hega in the Marathi language | ||
| हेगा | hega | - |
| Hega in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﺠﻪ | hjh | 50 |
| ﻫﺎﻛﺎ | haka | 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
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- 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 Hega
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