Heshima Surname
Approximately 2,470 people bear this surname
Heshima Surname User-submission:
The Heshima surname means 'honor', 'respect' in Swahili.
Heshima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,175 | 1:33,968 | 4,226 |
| Tanzania | 161 | 1:328,830 | 24,745 |
| Kenya | 120 | 1:384,832 | 21,900 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Heshima (981) may also be a first name.
Heshima Surname Meaning
Heshima Demographics
Heshima Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Heshima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heshima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Heshima occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Heshima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Heshima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Heshima is the 173,871st most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,950,423 people. The surname Heshima is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Heshima live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Heshima is also the 257,229th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 981 people.
The surname Heshima is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,175 people, or 1 in 33,968. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Heshima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Heshima
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis