Hegha Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Hegha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
Hegha (43) may also be a first name.
Hegha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hegha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hegha occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Hegha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hegha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hegha are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hegha is also the 1,545,828th most common first name in the world, borne by 43 people.
Hegha is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 24 percent reside.
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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 Hegha
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