Hexham Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Hexham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hexham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Hexham Last Name Facts

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

Hexham is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hexham.

How Common Is The Last Name Hexham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hexham is the 2,007,164th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Hexham are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Hexham is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England Hexham is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 22 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 22 percent are found and Kent, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account England Hexham occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 30 percent are found.

Hexham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hexham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hexham surname grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hexham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hexham last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hexham earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.16% less than the national average, earning $30,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $56,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Exham9135/
Hexam910/
Hesham83129,451/
Hecham83443/
Haxham830/
Exam803/
Chesham77441/
Heshame77186/
Heasham77122/
Heysham7774/
Heisham7715/
Heesham779/
Checham778/
Hescham778/
Heshaam777/
Hiesham774/
Heshamt774/
Hechame772/
Hicxham771/
Khesham771/
Haxsham771/
Heshamh771/
Heshham771/
Hechamm771/
Hetcham770/
Hessham770/
Hezam732,601/
Exame732,131/
Hesam732,046/
Esham731,013/
Hexom73175/
Echam73137/
Hexem7383/
Hexan7364/
Axham739/
Exhan731/
Hečam731/
Oxham730/
Hechaime7135/
Cheecham7131/
Heshaamm714/
Hechcham714/
Cheacham713/
Heishamn712/
Heshaham711/
Cheasham710/
Cheesham710/
Chessham710/
Heitcham710/
Hisham6776,279/
Hicham6719,480/
Hessam673,562/
Heshan672,592/
Ehsham67105/
Echame67102/
Chesam6765/
Etcham6723/
Hezzam6717/
Hechan6716/
Heasom6713/
Edsham6713/
Jesham6710/
Hysham6710/
Eisham6710/
Eacham679/
Gesham678/
Eesham676/
Ihsham675/
Hehsan674/
Echham674/
Hesiam674/
Etsham673/
Easham673/
Heesam673/
Khesam672/
Ezaham672/
Chezam672/
Hexane672/
Hesaam672/
Heezam672/
Eecham671/
Chechhamm671/
Cheatcham671/
Hesahm671/
Heisam671/
Iesham671/
Hihsam671/
Jhezam671/
Eskham671/
Eusham671/
Exchan671/
Exsame671/
Hesaim671/
Heszam671/
Echaim671/
Exshan671/
Chexan671/
Hiesam671/
Eicham670/
Cheatsham670/

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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 Hexham
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