Hegny Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hegny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hegny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Austria151:567,69652,281
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hegny (14) may also be a first name.

Hegny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hegny is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegny? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Hegny is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Hegny reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hegny is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name globally, borne by 14 people.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 88 percent reside, Bavaria, where 6 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Hegny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hegny has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hegny Last Name Statistics demography

Hegny earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hegney91447/
Chegny911/
Heagny911/
Egny89343/
Heagney831,561/
Chegnyi835/
Heagnay831/
Heageny831/
Heghnay830/
Chegney830/
Heigney830/
Hegna801,275/
Higny80222/
Hegne8015/
Hegni8014/
Hägny801/
Jegny801/
Eggny801/
Eugny801/
Eagny800/
Egney800/
Heaghney7759/
Chhengny771/
Heigenyi771/
Hegner733,762/
Chegne73627/
Higney73419/
Hegnes73117/
Chegni73114/
Eagney7391/
Hegnet7350/
Hegngi7333/
Hengne7329/
Hiegni7313/
Heagne732/
Hengni732/
Hegnez732/
Eigney731/
Heugne731/
Jegnay731/
Chigny731/
Chegna731/
Eignyh731/
Egni67705/
Haigney67289/
Hengnoi6792/
Egne6791/
Egna6779/
Hengnui6761/
Heggnes6753/
Heigner6732/
Chegnes6731/
Hegness6726/
Hegnhøj6722/
Cheigne6721/
Hegenne676/
Heegner675/
Chengne673/
Jgny673/
Chegner672/
Chegnui672/
Ygny672/
Egnj672/
Heignes671/
Heggner671/
Igny671/
Hengnei671/
Hegnesh671/
Hegnett670/
Heignet670/
Higgney670/
Eigheny670/

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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 Hegny
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