Heshani Surname
Approximately 740 people bear this surname
Heshani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Heshani (5,471) may also be a first name.
Heshani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heshani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Heshani is found most in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Heshani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 457,199th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,848,035 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Heshani live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Heshani is also the 90,828th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 5,471 people.
The last name Heshani is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Excluding Sri Lanka it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 1 percent live and Libya, where 0 percent live.
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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 Heshani
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