Heshim Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Heshim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 114 | 1:39,902 | 4,624 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Heshim (29) may also be a first name.
Heshim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heshim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Heshim is carried by more people in Palestine than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Heshim? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,565,797th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Heshim reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Levant. Heshim is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Palestine, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 39,902. In Palestine it is mostly concentrated in: Hebron Governorate, where 65 percent reside and Jerusalem Governorate, where 35 percent reside. Aside from Palestine it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Heshim
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