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 surname Hegou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻚ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hegou? popularity and diffusion
Hegou is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hegou reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 578,640th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 239 people.
The last name is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Mauritania it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
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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