Hg Surname

62,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Hg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,5011:23,6162,078
Indonesia4901:269,89624,395
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China31:455,773,85521,925
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Hg (14,175) may also be a first name.

Hg Last Name Facts

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

Hg occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,578th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 908,558 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Hg are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hg is also the 48,201st most common first name globally, borne by 14,175 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,501 people, or 1 in 23,616. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 70 percent reside, Kaduna, where 7 percent reside and Adamawa, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Hg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hg surname is chiefly Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Høg80375/
Hgh80149/
Hgp8041/
Chg8041/
Hæg8036/
Hgg8027/
Hgx8015/
Hgs8013/
Hgq8011/
Khg8011/
Hkg8011/
Hgk808/
Hhg808/
Hgt808/
Hcg808/
Hgc807/
Hqg806/
Hgz804/
Høgh671,467/
G67957/
Hååg6755/
Hågå6722/
Hægh6721/
Chgh6714/
Hggg675/
Chgz674/
Hggh674/
Hgcs674/
Hægg674/
Høgg673/
Hjhg672/
Jhhg672/
Khgh672/
Khgg672/
Hcgh672/
Hkgh672/
Chgk672/
Hhgh672/
Hgtt672/
Hgkp672/
Hgkh672/
Hccg672/
Hkgk671/
Hkgp671/
Hkgx671/
Hjcg671/
Hjgh671/
Hjkg671/
Chhg671/
Høøg671/
Hgue671/
Hkgs671/
Hggk671/
Quhg671/
Chkg671/
Jhgc671/
Jhgg671/
Jhkg671/
Hqcg671/
Hqgk671/
Hqgp671/
Hqug671/
Hgcc671/
Hgck671/
Hgct671/
Hkgc671/
Hgkz671/
Hgqg671/
Hgqk671/
Hgqs671/
Hgqu671/
Hgsz671/
Hhgs671/
Hhhg671/
Hhkg671/
Hcgg671/
Hkcg671/

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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 Hg
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