Hezekiah Surname

89,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Hezekiah Surname User-submission:

The Hezekiah surname derives from a Jewish male given name, meaning 'God is strength'.

Brought into Christian use by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Hezekiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,0411:43,8363,431
Israel6031:14,1922,154
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Tanzania1391:380,87527,601
Kenya581:796,20531,724
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Hezekiah (17,875) may also be a first name.

Hezekiah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hezekiah surname derives from a Jewish male given name, meaning 'God is strength'.

Brought into Christian use by the Puritans in the 17th century.

- Peters

Hezekiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hezekiah (Hindi: हेजेकिया) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hezekiah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 89,130th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,353,305 people. The last name Hezekiah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Hezekiah are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hezekiah is also the 41,030th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 17,875 people.

Hezekiah is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,041 people, or 1 in 43,836. In Nigeria Hezekiah is mostly found in: Rivers, where 24 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 18 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 11 percent reside and Malawi, where 9 percent reside.

Hezekiah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hezekiah last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hezeikiah947/
Heziekiah942/
Chezekiah941/
Hezekkiah941/
Hezekia931,087/
Ezekiah93717/
Hezeikhiah891/
Hezikiah8882/
Hezakiah8814/
Hazekiah8811/
Ezeckiah889/
Hezekiay886/
Ezekiaha886/
Eziekiah886/
Hezekiha884/
Hezekhia881/
Hezekiea881/
Hhezekia881/
Ezekia867,596/
Hezikiaha821/
Ezikiah8033/
Azekiah807/
Ezeckia805/
Hezikia803/
Hizekia801/
Ezekhia801/
Ezekaiya756/
Hazakiah753/
Hezechia751/
Hazikiah751/
Atzekiah751/
Azekia712/
Ezikia712/
Ezekya711/
Ezakia711/
Chizikiah711/
Ezechia6769/
Hazikia6734/
Hazakia6710/
Edzakia679/
Hizikia671/
Ezekieo671/

Hezekiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hezekiah in the Hindi language
हेजेकियाhejekiya-

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