Hekhar Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Hekhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Hekhar (12) may also be a first name.
Hekhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hekhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hekhar (Marathi: शेखर) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hekhar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Hekhar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hekhar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Hekhar is also the 3,306,491st most common forename throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Hekhar is primarily concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 56 percent are found and Telangana, where 33 percent are found. Besides India this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hekhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hekhar in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखर | sekhara | - |
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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 Hekhar
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