Hekam Surname
Approximately 4,185 people bear this surname
Hekam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 4,155 | 1:18,480 | 2,367 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hekam (70) may also be a first name.
Hekam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hekam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hekam (Hindi: हेकम, Marathi: हेकाम, Oriya: େହକମ) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hekam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 111,012th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,741,349 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hekam reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Hekam is also the 1,162,016th most common first name globally. It is borne by 70 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 4,155 people, or 1 in 18,480. In Iran it is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 56 percent live, Tehran Province, where 15 percent live and Golestan Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Iran Hekam occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hekam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hekam in the Hindi language | ||
| हेकम | hekama | - |
| Hekam in the Oriya language | ||
| େହକମ | ehakama | - |
| Hekam in the Marathi language | ||
| हेकाम | hekama | 62.5 |
| टेकाम | tekama | 37.5 |
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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 Hekam
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