Hekay Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Hekay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Hekay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hekay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hekay (Marathi: हेकाय) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hekay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Hekay is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Hekay reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Hekay is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Hekay is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hekay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hekay in the Marathi language | ||
| हेकाय | hekaya | - |
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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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- 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 Hekay
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