Hekem Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Hekem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hekem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Hekem (5) may also be a first name.

Hekem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hekem is found most frequently in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hekem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hekem is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Hekem live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 5 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is mostly found in: Assam, where 50 percent live and Manipur, where 50 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekem91239/
Hekeem915/
Heukem915/
Hekiem914/
Hekemm911/
Heckem910/
Ekem892,590/
Chekkem838/
Chekeme833/
Chiekem833/
Heckeem831/
Ahiekem831/
Cheskem831/
Cheukem831/
Khekhem831/
Hakem8019,007/
Hekim806,675/
Ekeme802,746/
Hecem80465/
Hikem80320/
Ekiem8052/
Ekkem809/
Ekeem807/
Ekeam803/
Ekeim802/
Ahkem802/
Aekem802/
Eckem801/
Eukem801/
Edkem801/
Hykem801/
Gekem801/
Egkem801/
Ekeum801/
Eikem801/
Eykem801/
Hokem800/
Chekheim775/
Hakeem73114,865/
Hakiem731,991/
Akheem73620/
Haqeem73483/
Hakeim73352/
Hechem73246/
Jeckem73183/
Hakkem7369/
Hickem7360/
Chekim7359/
Chikem7328/
Ekemhe7321/
Hackem7316/
Hakemm737/
Heikim736/
Heekim736/
Eikeme734/
Ekeeme733/
Hikeem732/
Haikem732/
Hakeam732/
Heceem731/
Hokeem731/
Eikiem731/
Ejkeme731/
Eykeim731/
Hekhim731/
Ikheem731/
Hikeme731/
Hockem730/
Ekim678,473/
Akem675,486/
Ikem674,208/
Okem673,310/
Hakkeem672,375/
Ecem67332/
Hakheem67141/
Ökem67111/
Chikkem6799/
Hackeem6733/
Chikeme6727/
Ekym6721/
Hakeemh6717/
Cheykim677/
Hakeemm676/
Haqueem675/
Chekhim673/
Haqkeem672/
Jkem672/
Chiokem672/
Jehecem671/
Hakkiem671/
Hackeam671/
Eijkeme671/
Haakeem671/
Hhakeem671/
Hajkeem671/
Hahkkem671/
Echehem671/
Haikeme671/
Heckime670/
Huiskem670/
Haakeim670/

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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 Hekem
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