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
The last name Hekhar (Marathi: शेखर) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hekhar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hekhar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Hekhar is most common in: Jharkhand, where 56 percent are found and Telangana, where 33 percent are found. Aside from India this last name exists in one country. It is also found 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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