Heh Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Heh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
Yemen1251:211,4028,801
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
China101:136,732,1577,199
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Héh (4) are calculated separately.

Heh (2,871) may also be a first name.

Heh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heh (Arabic: لهيه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻴﻪ) is most common in Ghana. It may also be rendered as: Héh. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 387,397th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,955,836 people. Heh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Heh live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Heh is also the 135,734th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 2,871 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Outside of Ghana Heh is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Yemen, where 14 percent live.

Heh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,295 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Heh are 11.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58% registered with the party.

Heh earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $43,523 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Héh894/
Cheh861,734/
Hesh86729/
Hech86556/
Hehs8697/
Hedh8676/
Herh8669/
Heih8615/
Hieh8610/
Hehd865/
Hehh863/
Hehz863/
Heuh862/
Hejh861/
Jheh861/
Heyh861/
Hgeh861/
Hehp861/
He8018,764,180/
Eh808,785/
Hecht7536,377/
Chieh75702/
Chech75646/
Heich75166/
Aheeh75157/
Heesh75147/
Chesh75129/
Heedh75128/
Heihs75102/
Chedh7577/
Kheyh7526/
Kheeh7522/
Hetch7519/
Cheph7517/
Heehs7515/
Heech7515/
Heish7512/
Heach7511/
Heaph759/
Hechh759/
Hedch758/
Cheuh758/
Cheih758/
Hesht757/
Hehyi756/
Hehys756/
Cherh755/
Heash754/
Hetsh754/
Hechd753/
Cheht753/
Hejch753/
Heshh753/
Hehge752/
Hehrr752/
Hehes752/
Hehts752/
Heddh752/
Hehed752/
Heths751/
Heeht751/
Hehha751/
Heahe751/
Geheh751/
Het'h751/
Heïth751/
Hedsh751/
Hechz751/
Ch'eh751/
Heydh751/
Hedth751/
Hehep751/
Heidh750/
Hessh750/
Hoehy750/
Heyhd750/
Heeph750/
Che67827,744/
Hie6718,436/
Hey6715,392/
Hee6713,100/
Hei678,953/
Khe673,832/
Het673,577/
Hes673,174/
Hed672,396/
Heu672,196/
Her672,036/
Hih671,343/
Ehh671,258/
Ihe671,022/
Hep67820/
Hez67732/
Hea67570/
Hetsch67267/
Hescht67138/
Hjh6785/
Høe6764/
Hej6762/
Cheech6746/
Cheich6740/
Jhe6739/
Heysch6738/
Hhj6738/
Cheehy6735/
Yhe6730/
Hée6723/
Hje6721/
Chehes6720/
Heitch6719/
Chehys6718/
Ieh6715/
Heč6715/
Hehova6714/
Hyh6714/
Yhh6712/
Hhi6712/
Chheph6712/
Hha679/
Jhh679/
Chehed678/
Chieha678/
Kheejh678/
Hhe677/
Hhy677/
Checht676/
Chesht675/
Cheash675/
Hge675/
Ihh675/
Heaths674/
Chehyi674/
Heicht673/
Cheach673/
Heeyth673/
Hehege672/
Hestch672/
Hettch672/
Cheych672/
Heecht672/
Hæe672/
Cheheh672/
Hehesh672/
Chechh671/
Chehtz671/
Cheish671/
Heisth671/
Heacht671/
Hessch671/
Chesph671/
Chetth671/
Heı671/
Heś671/
Ehß671/
Chedph671/
Cheedh671/
Cheesh671/
Chehee671/
Chehha671/
Jehehh671/
Heheha671/
Hehehe671/
Heeeeh671/
Heesth671/
Hechtt671/
Hejshd671/
Heiths670/
Heissh670/
Heeths670/

Heh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Heh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻫﻴﻪhyh-
Heh in the Arabic language
لهيهlhyh-
هيهhyh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heh
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