Hekaha Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Hekaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Hekaha (10) may also be a first name.
Hekaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hekaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hekaha is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hekaha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hekaha is the 3,957,383rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Hekaha is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Hekaha reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hekaha is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Hekaha is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Hekaha
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