Hegou Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Hegou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Hegou (239) may also be a first name.
Hegou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hegou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hegou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻚ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hegou? popularity and diffusion
Hegou is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Hegou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hegou are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 578,640th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 239 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hegou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hegou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻚ | hk | 75 |
| ﻫﻜﻮ | hkw | 25 |
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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 Hegou
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