Hegerstrom Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hegerstrom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hegerstrom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Hegerstrom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hegerstrom is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegerstrom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hegerstrom is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Hegerstrom occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Hegerstrom are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Hegerstrom is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 67 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Norway, where 7 percent reside.

Hegerstrom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hegerstrom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hegerstrom surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hegerstrom Last Name Statistics demography

Hegerstrom earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 133.9% more than the national average, earning R 555,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egerstrom9599/
Hegerstroem955/
Hagerstrom90353/
Hogerstrom900/
Haggerstrom869/
Ingerstrom801/
Jägerstrom801/
Hegerstrand767/
Egerstrand7024/
Hägerstrand67210/
Edgerstrand671/

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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 Hegerstrom
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