Hekim Surname

73,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Hekim Surname User-submission:

Hekim means 'doctor' in Turkish.

Hekim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,3401:23,3002,689
India2,1131:363,02219,666
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Hekim (2,448) may also be a first name.

Hekim Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hekim means 'doctor' in Turkish.

- betelgeuse1609

Hekim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hekim (Bengali: হেকিম, Hindi: हेकीम, Oriya: େହକିମ) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hekim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 73,709th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,091,767 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Hekim live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 149,559th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,448 people.

The surname Hekim is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,340 people, or 1 in 23,300. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent are found, Ordu Province, where 14 percent are found and Giresun Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 16 percent are found.

Hekim Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hekim earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.7% less than the national average, earning $37,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekim9159/
Heikim916/
Heekim916/
Hekiem914/
Hekhim911/
Ekim898,473/
Cheykim837/
Chekhim833/
Heckime830/
Hakim80515,938/
Ahkim80884/
Hokim80164/
Hikim80105/
Ekime8093/
Ekiom8055/
Ekiem8052/
Aekim8010/
Heqim8010/
Hekem804/
Hecim804/
Gekim804/
Eakim802/
Ohkim802/
Ekeim802/
Ekkim802/
Etkim801/
Ekaim801/
Ekcim801/
Ehkim800/
Hekimova7733/
Chekheim775/
Cheukhim771/
Cheukkim771/
Chekhime771/
Hakkim735,036/
Hakiem731,991/
Hackim73434/
Hakeim73352/
Ahakim73304/
Chekem73239/
Hikime73160/
Hakhim73118/
Hechim7390/
Hakaim7349/
Haakim7325/
Ekheim7324/
Hoikim7321/
Hakimm7319/
Hakimh738/
Hhakim735/
Hekeem735/
Chikim735/
Aihkim735/
Heukem735/
Hickim733/
Haikim733/
Haqkim733/
Hahkim732/
Hequim731/
Hikhim731/
Eikiem731/
Hajkim731/
Eykeim731/
Hykime731/
Hekemm731/
Gekkim731/
Haqeim731/
Heckem730/
Chekimova712/
Akim6711,240/
Ekimova6710,161/
Okim673,201/
Ekem672,590/
Ikim67586/
Ecim67332/
Chequim6798/
Chigkim6763/
Hoihkim6736/
Chechim6730/
Ekym6721/
Eikheim6718/
Chekkem678/
Chikkim678/
Chaikim677/
Haqueim675/
Ackheim675/
Choikim674/
Jkim673/
Ahakkim673/
Chekeme673/
Chiekem673/
Heckeem671/
Hockhim671/
Hakkiem671/
Hakkimh671/
Hakkimm671/
Ahiekem671/
Ykim671/
Chikhim671/
Èkim671/
Chikime671/
Cheskem671/
Cheukem671/
Hockkim671/
Khekhem671/
Ekhaime671/
Cheicim671/
Hackkim671/
Huikhim671/
Ahkheim670/
Haakeim670/

Hekim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hekim in the Bengali language
হেকিমhekima-
Hekim in the Hindi language
हेकीमhekima-
Hekim in the Oriya language
େହକିମehakima-

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hekim
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