Hikayah Surname
Approximately 2,007 people bear this surname
Hikayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,861 | 1:49,401 | 4,858 |
| Indonesia | 146 | 1:905,816 | 67,732 |
Hikayah (6,708) may also be a first name.
Hikayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hikayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hikayah occurs most in Egypt. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hikayah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hikayah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hikayah is the 206,492nd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,631,064 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Hikayah live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 79,778th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 6,708 people.
It is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,861 people, or 1 in 49,401. Excluding Egypt Hikayah exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
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
- 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 Hikayah
- 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