Hegazy Surname

3,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Hegazy Surname User-submission:

The surname, Hijazi, is believed to be derived from the Hijaz region of Saudi Arabia. The origin remains unknown.

Hegazy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt132,3421:69585
Lebanon11,8761:47575
Saudi Arabia10,5341:2,929377
Jordan9,8971:893122
Palestine8,0031:56852
Syria6,6591:2,898342
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Kuwait1,2241:3,105409
United Arab Emirates4891:18,7372,205
Yemen3021:87,5015,675
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Iraq1681:208,4624,771
Qatar1401:16,8431,831
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Oman1021:36,1572,454
Canada561:657,95753,499
England511:1,092,51152,584
Luxembourg481:12,0952,127
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Libya91:693,7751,982
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Finland61:916,11741,832
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
France51:13,284,544357,392
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Macau11:601,6301,582
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Hégazy (1) are calculated separately.

Hegazy (5,188) may also be a first name.

Hegazy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Hijazi, is believed to be derived from the Hijaz region of Saudi Arabia. The origin remains unknown.

- mariamh

Hegazy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hegazy (Arabic: حجازى) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also be found as: Hégazy. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegazy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,046th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 39,400 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Hegazy live; 73 percent live in North Africa and 73 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 94,020th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 5,188 people.

The surname Hegazy is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 132,342 people, or 1 in 695. Apart from Egypt Hegazy occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 6 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Hegazy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Shiite (72%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Hegazy last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hegazy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.17% less than the national average, earning R 101,772 per year; in United States they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $42,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning $50,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hégazy941/
Hegazey921,157/
Hegazay92122/
Hegazyh929/
Heagazy929/
Heghazy924/
Hegazzy924/
Hegazyy924/
Hegaazy924/
Heggazy921/
Heegazy921/
Hegazzey864/
Hegazi8319,034/
Higazy835,598/
Hegaze831,628/
Hagazy83988/
Egazzy834/
Hegaza834/
Hegasy832/
Hegezy832/
Hegaxy831/
Hegacy831/
Hegazee77153/
Higgazy775/
Higazay774/
Hegozey773/
Hegazie771/
Higazey771/
Egazi73114/
Egaza7339/
Egozy7313/
Agazy7310/
Egaze738/
Egasy731/
Egajy731/
Chengazi712/
Higazi676,801/
Hagazi673,203/
Hagaze67220/
Hegaje67216/
Egadze67186/
Higaze67164/
Hagezy67123/
Engazi6741/
Oghazy6733/
Aggazy679/
Egasiy678/
Egaeze677/
Hygazi675/
Ogaizy674/
Ogazzy673/
Egarza673/
Hegasi671/
Egazoa671/
Hegagi671/
Hegaji671/
Chengaizi671/
Egazie671/
Eigaza671/
Agazay671/
Ahgazi671/
Egazer671/

Hegazy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hegazy in the Arabic language
حجازىhjazy-

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