Hegge Surname

77,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Hegge Surname Definition:

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

Hegge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2,9691:2,882380
United States1,5771:229,84122,150
Norway7311:7,035713
Netherlands3411:49,5238,473
Germany2821:285,48029,786
Belgium1251:91,97314,233
Canada1141:323,20729,592
India891:8,618,712176,377
Australia491:550,93340,757
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Hegge (34) may also be a first name.

Hegge 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

Hegge Last Name Facts

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

Hegge (Marathi: हेग्गे) occurs most in Israel. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hegge is the 77,441st most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,153,640 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Hegge reside; 47 percent reside in West Asia and 47 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 34 people.

Hegge is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 2,969 people, or 1 in 2,882. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Northern District, where 90 percent reside, Haifa District, where 3 percent reside and Central District, where 3 percent reside. Not including Israel this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Norway, where 12 percent reside.

Hegge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hegge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hegge last name rose 1,531 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hegge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hegge last name are 6.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hegge earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning 320,506 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.96% more than the national average, earning $45,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.31% more than the national average, earning $64,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heggie914,571/
Hegger911,839/
Hengge911,024/
Chegge9187/
Hegges914/
Heggey911/
Hegged911/
Heegge910/
Hegget910/
Egge895,671/
Hege893,807/
Heggett8317/
Cheggeh839/
Chengge835/
Cheggey831/
Heggest831/
Heggies831/
Chege8089,929/
Egger8043,034/
Heger8016,805/
Hedge807,379/
Hagge804,570/
Hogge803,639/
Eggeh801,651/
Henge80971/
Heggi80759/
Jegge80552/
Hugge80485/
Hegga80465/
Engge80464/
Heege80313/
Haege80269/
Eggie80259/
Hoege80138/
Heged80117/
Hegie80108/
Egghe80106/
Egges80103/
Hiege8074/
Egged8043/
Eggea8034/
Gegge8031/
Khege8025/
Heige8021/
Egget8020/
Heghe8019/
Hägge8019/
Heget8015/
Heges8013/
Hegeh8012/
Aegge807/
Hygge807/
Hetge806/
Heyge805/
Eigge805/
Hegej805/
Hegeď805/
Higge804/
Hegje803/
Hegze803/
Hehge802/
Heage802/
Heuge802/
Eggey802/
Hegye802/
Hegce801/
Hegee801/
Hegse801/
Hgege801/
Egdge801/
Hegey801/
Hegea801/
Iegge801/
Eagge800/
Hegez800/
Cheigger771/
Cheggett770/
Ege7525,237/
Hedges7324,819/
Chenge736,148/
Hedger734,851/
Heeger731,890/
Eggett731,147/
Heguye73825/
Högger73562/
Higgie73520/
Heiges73509/
Chegga73423/
Cheghe73423/
Heggøy73298/
Chiege73281/
Heghes73270/
Geggie73256/
Heiger73225/
Heghea73150/
Henggi73108/
Eagger7374/
Heagey7364/
Higger7356/
Heughe7355/
Hegues7347/
Chedge7343/
Headge7342/
Hegheş7341/
Hejger7337/
Hegeds7333/
Hegheș7331/
Hexges7329/
Hegier7323/
Ohiege7322/
Cheger7321/
Higges7316/
Chegeh7316/
Heggoy7315/
Heinge7313/
Hengey7312/
Eggess7312/
Chigge7310/
Cheges738/
Chogge738/
Higged738/
Hegesh737/
Khedge737/
Heighe737/
Chagge737/
Heyggi737/
Heager735/
Heguer735/
Cheggi734/
Haeggi734/
Cheget733/
Heiget733/
Heenge733/
Ehiege733/
Heyger733/
Heggis732/
Hehege732/
Hehger732/
Heagie732/
Haggey732/
Henghe732/
Heange732/
Eggies732/
Eggest732/
Heggai732/
Eggues732/
Chetge731/
Chegey731/
Chhege731/
Hegeet731/
Heghey731/
Eggerr731/
Eggueh731/
Egeege731/
Hegech731/
Hegeth731/
Heggui731/
Heguep731/
Hedgeh731/
Heitge731/
Chegie731/
Cheige731/
Hengze731/
Hegess731/
Higget730/
Heddge730/
Heaggy730/
Haagge730/
Higgse730/
Heages730/
Eggets730/
Geegge730/
Hedgee730/
Heygie730/
Heidge730/
Hetgey730/
Hettge730/
Hesget730/
Hedget730/
Higgee730/
Higgey730/
Chee6746,776/
Hage6738,731/
Edge6733,088/
Egeh6732,015/
Egea6719,579/
Eger6715,753/
Hoge678,511/
Gege676,869/
Enge676,042/
Heye672,138/
Hegi671,960/
Hega671,140/
Ugge671,131/
Egga671,084/
Agge67816/
Häge67754/
Hige67737/
Hese67649/
Khee67639/
Heidger67531/
Höge67407/
Eged67365/
Heie67247/
Eget67241/
Jege67237/
Eggi67228/
Cheguer67216/
Egee67205/
Heje67183/
Igge67143/
Hece67115/
Egie67113/
Eige67108/
Headger67105/
Heze6797/
Chedgey6794/
Euge6791/
Ohge6775/
Eges6773/
Heue6772/
Ogge6771/
Hexe6768/
Jhee6766/
Aege6766/
Egeç6765/
Egey6759/
Gige6755/
Chegues6750/
Eege6746/
Eage6737/
Hegedős6734/
Chenghe6731/
Ygge6731/
Headges6727/
Cheguez6725/
Heigher6723/
Ehee6722/
Higgett6721/
Chigges6721/
Heže6720/
Ehiegie6719/
Heey6718/
Heagies6718/
Egce6716/
Oege6715/
Egée6713/
Ögge6712/
Ezge6711/
Kheddge6711/
Cheiger6710/
Egep677/
Hyge676/
Egse676/
Heidges675/
Eiggege675/
Haigger675/
Heea675/
Egje675/
Cheegey674/
Eyge674/
Hegedûs674/
Cheguep674/
Cheguet674/
Egez674/
Heae674/
Cheeger673/
Uhge673/
Eaggett672/
Ahge672/
Heddger672/
Chhagge672/
Igehege672/
D'Hagge672/
Chengze672/
Hjge672/
Heisges672/
Ejge672/
Ecge672/
Khedgee671/
Chingge671/
Hetsger671/
Hengzhe671/
Heddges671/
Hedgess671/
Hedgeth671/
Heghess671/
Heghett671/
Heyhger671/
Iege671/
Hége671/
Hiegiey671/
Henggoy671/
Hekhgeh671/
Cheghet671/
Chegies671/
Chegued671/
Egze671/
Heigege671/
Cheng'e671/
Cheguei671/
Ehge671/
Eggesth671/
Etge671/
Eqge671/
Chaggie671/
Jgge671/
Hgej671/
Ihge671/
Heggitt670/
Heygett670/
Chedgez670/
Higgeys670/
Higgues670/
Chigger670/
Heughey670/
Heidget670/
Hedgeph670/
Eiggett670/
Heguest670/
Heedges670/

Hegge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hegge in the Marathi language
हेग्गेhegge81.25
हेग्heg18.75

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