Hegg Surname

153,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Hegg Surname Definition:

(English) One who lived near the hedged or fenced enclosure.

Hegg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7831:203,28619,967
Norway4451:11,5561,300
Switzerland2391:34,3645,027
Sweden1281:76,9285,759
Canada881:418,70036,754
England671:831,61344,286
Costa Rica251:191,2032,498
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Estonia151:88,12015,474
France141:4,744,480251,814
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Hegg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who lived near the hedged or fenced enclosure.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hegg Last Name Facts

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

Hegg occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hegg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 153,254th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,540,100 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Hegg are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hegg is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,783 people, or 1 in 203,286. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 18 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 16 percent are found and Switzerland, where 8 percent are found.

Hegg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hegg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hegg last name rose 1,128 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hegg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hegg last name are 1.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hegg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning 346,930 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.55% less than the national average, earning $46,430 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heggs891,199/
Heggø8990/
Chegg897/
Heggt894/
Egg862,062/
Heg86597/
Heggås8050/
Heaggs8015/
Hägg753,705/
Heeg753,673/
Eggs751,465/
Gegg751,284/
Høeg75834/
Hegh75398/
Heig75151/
Jegg75130/
Hegt75115/
Heag7582/
Cheg7582/
Higg7540/
Eigg757/
Kheg755/
Hgig755/
Hehg754/
Ihgg754/
Eggø753/
Hegp752/
Eegg752/
Hegs752/
Hekg751/
Hecg751/
Eugg751/
Heug751/
Hjeg751/
Heyg751/
Yhgg751/
Eggq751/
Eggt751/
Jhgg751/
Hegc751/
Hegq751/
Hegx751/
Hegz751/
Hejg751/
Iegg751/
Cheggue731/
Higgs6731,939/
Eg676,246/
Heugh671,380/
Høegh67847/
Heigh67570/
Chieg67111/
Heags6764/
Hegue6750/
Eggue6741/
Häggh6732/
Cheug6728/
Heegt6726/
Chegh6721/
Cheig6717/
Kheyg6715/
Heagh6713/
Heegh6711/
Hiegh679/
Heihg676/
Häggå675/
Heagp674/
Eiggs674/
Haigg673/
Heegs672/
Chegs672/
Heigs672/
Jeegg672/
Heigz672/
Hjjgg671/
Eeggs671/
Cheag671/
Eggic671/
Chehg671/
Kheig671/
Ieggg671/
Hehgc671/
Chegt671/
Eggik671/
Chegz671/
Hgaig671/
Hyggs671/
Chigg671/
Hejgh671/
Heisg671/
Heshg671/
Eggph670/
Heigt670/
Heigk670/
Cheeg670/
Heagz670/

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