Hegh Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Greenland

Hegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1461:180,9958,182
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Australia391:692,19746,687
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Norway111:467,48139,375
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greenland11:56,3791,133
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Hegh (18) may also be a first name.

Hegh Last Name Facts

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

Hegh occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 728,955th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 37 percent of Hegh live; 37 percent live in West Asia and 37 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

Hegh is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 180,995. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 86 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 14 percent live and Hajjah Governorate, where 1 percent live. Apart from Yemen this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Hegh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hegh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hegh surname grew 277 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hegh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hegh surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hegh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.62% more than the national average, earning 375,904 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.84% more than the national average, earning $49,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heugh891,380/
Høegh89847/
Heigh89570/
Chegh8921/
Heagh8913/
Heegh8911/
Hiegh899/
Hejgh891/
Heg86597/
Egh8619/
Cheigh8026/
Cheugh8011/
Chiegh809/
Heigth801/
Ahiegh801/
Cheegh801/
Høgegh801/
Khecgh801/
High7526,548/
Heeg753,673/
Hegg752,869/
Høeg75834/
Heig75151/
Hygh75131/
Hegt75115/
Heag7582/
Cheg7582/
Hekh7541/
Jegh7537/
Eagh7519/
Eigh757/
Kheg755/
Hehg754/
Eugh752/
Hegs752/
Hegp752/
Hehc752/
Eegh752/
Hecg751/
Heug751/
Gegh751/
Heyg751/
Egch751/
Egkh751/
Egsh751/
Egth751/
Eygh751/
Eqgh751/
Heqh751/
Hegc751/
Hegq751/
Hegx751/
Hegz751/
Hehk751/
Hejg751/
Hekg751/
Ihgh751/
Hjeg751/
Hjgh751/
Haigh6721,731/
Chekh679,665/
Eg676,246/
Heggs671,199/
Eshgh67590/
Huygh67494/
Chieg67111/
Khekh67102/
Chigh6793/
Hekht6791/
Heggø6790/
Heikh6780/
Heags6764/
Huigh6758/
Hegue6750/
Häggh6732/
Cheug6728/
Heegt6726/
Cheig6717/
Kheyg6715/
Hecth6714/
Hec'h6712/
Haygh6710/
Chegg677/
Heckh677/
Hiekh676/
Heihg676/
Hecsh674/
Ayhgh674/
Heggt674/
Heagp674/
Geegh673/
Heksh673/
Hekhe673/
Heegs672/
Heigs672/
Heigz672/
Chegs672/
Cheag671/
Higth671/
Heshg671/
Heisg671/
Chehg671/
Chexh671/
Hehct671/
Chegz671/
Uhygh671/
Chegt671/
Hethx671/
Hehgc671/
Ishgh671/
Hjhgh671/
Hjkgh671/
Kheig671/
Hoigh670/
Eggph670/
Heagz670/
Cheeg670/
Hechk670/
Heigk670/
Heigt670/

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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
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  • 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 Hegh
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