Hegde Surname

23,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Hegde Surname User-submission:

Hegde or Hegade is a surname from Karnataka in India, which is found in different communities and castes. It is found among Hindus of the Vokkaligas, Bunts, Lingayats, Brahmins and Jains in Karnataka. The name derives from the Old Kannada word pergade, which means 'chief'.

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Hegde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India16,3221:46,9963,256
United Arab Emirates1,8251:5,020632
United States1,3341:271,70825,489
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Oman5681:6,493927
Thailand3261:216,68236,347
Qatar3001:7,860857
Bahrain2501:5,394963
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
England2311:241,20419,754
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Singapore1501:36,7181,328
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Canada741:497,91342,460
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Norway241:214,26224,079
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Wales131:238,04114,239
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
China81:170,915,1968,932
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

Hegde (359) may also be a first name.

Hegde Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hegde or Hegade is a surname from Karnataka in India, which is found in different communities and castes. It is found among Hindus of the Vokkaligas, Bunts, Lingayats, Brahmins and Jains in Karnataka. The name derives from the Old Kannada word pergade, which means 'chief'.

- shinrai1090

Hegde Last Name Facts

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

Hegde (Hindi: हेगडे, Marathi: हेगडे) is found most frequently in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegde? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,686th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 318,581 people. The surname Hegde occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Hegde are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 459,598th most frequent first name globally, borne by 359 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 16,322 people, or 1 in 46,996. In India Hegde is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 56 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 20 percent reside and Goa, where 5 percent reside. Outside of India Hegde exists in 54 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Hegde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hegde surname are 6.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hegde earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.71% more than the national average, earning 403,912 kr per year; in United States they earn 35.83% more than the national average, earning $58,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning $47,507 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khegde91407/
Hengde9145/
Hegder915/
Heegde914/
Heggde914/
Hegdhe914/
Chegde913/
Hegdes913/
Hegdee911/
Egde89105/
Chengde838/
Hengdee837/
Heangde832/
Heigder831/
Khegdhe831/
Hagde80117/
Engde8077/
Hekde8064/
Hogde8044/
Hegdi8037/
Jegde8024/
Egdes8022/
Higde8016/
Hegda8011/
Eagde804/
Egdea801/
Jhgde801/
Egder801/
Egdge801/
Egdee801/
Oegde801/
Egdei801/
Eigde801/
Chengdee774/
Khekde731,010/
Hengdi7339/
Hingde7338/
Hagdej7323/
Eigede7313/
Eigder734/
Haigde734/
Chegda734/
Chegdi733/
Geegde732/
Eangde732/
Higdee732/
Heakde731/
Hegdda731/
Hegday731/
Chigde731/
Hogdea731/
Egddie731/
Haghde731/
Hagdey731/
Hogdie731/
Higdey731/
Egdech731/
Cheangdee713/
Agde67120/
Igde6770/
Haghdeh6747/
Ekde6731/
Egdi6729/
Chekder6715/
Ogde6712/
Jegeede675/
Egdy675/
Eghdech673/
Jeegede673/
Ecde672/
Chengdi672/
Egdj671/
Egda671/
Haghdey671/
Haigder671/
Hegdish671/
Eqde671/
Chigdey670/

Hegde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hegde in the Marathi language
हेगडेhegade95.49
हगडेhagade0.47
हेगडhegada0.39
हेगड़ेhegare0.39
हेगदेhegade0.31
हेग्देhegde0.31
हेग्डेhegde0.31
हेग़डेhegade0.08
हेगउेhegaue0.08
हेगदाhegada0.08
हेनडेhenade0.08
हेगळेhegale0.08
तेगडेtegade0.08
हेडheda0.08
हेगडॆhegade0.08
हेगलेhegale0.08
Hegde in the Hindi language
हेगडेhegade70.83
हेग्डेhegde12.5
हेगड़ेhegare12.5
हिगडेhigade4.17

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