Hejný Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Hejný Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hejný Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia7021:15,1472,221
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Hejny (585) are calculated separately.

Hejný Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hejný is found most frequently in Czechia. It may appear in the variant forms: Hejny. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hejný? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hejný is the 475,239th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hejný reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Hejný is most widely held in Czechia, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 15,147. In Czechia Hejný is mostly found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 33 percent live, Prague, where 15 percent live and South Bohemian Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Czechia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hejny93585/
Hejna803,187/
Hajný801,062/
Hejne80255/
Hejná80248/
Hojný80173/
Heiný804/
Hejni804/
Heijne731,352/
Hejini73557/
Hejana7388/
Hejani7369/
Heijna7364/
Hejnyš7351/
Chejne7331/
Chejna7316/
Hejona7315/
Hejane7313/
Hejniš739/
Hejneš735/
Hejnej733/
Hejanh731/
Hejney731/
Hena6736,636/
Heni678,178/
Hene671,716/
Heny67847/
Hejzner67259/
Chejana6772/
Heijnes6765/
Chejane6724/
Henh6720/
Hené677/
Khejane676/
Hejtner674/
Hejnich674/
Chejani673/
Chejine673/
Hejnisz672/
Ejna672/
Ejny671/
Hemj671/
Hjnj671/
Ejni671/
Ejne671/
Khejani671/
Hjne671/
Ejnh671/
Chejene671/
Hejnysz671/
Ejnj671/

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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
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  • 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 Hejný
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