Hikayat Surname
Approximately 908 people bear this surname
Hikayat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 891 | 1:148,428 | 14,589 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Hikayat (543) may also be a first name.
Hikayat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hikayat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hikayat (Hindi: हिकायत, Marathi: िहकायत, Oriya: ହିକାୟତ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hikayat? popularity and diffusion
It is the 390,071st most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,025,932 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hikayat are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hikayat is also the 361,572nd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 543 people.
The surname Hikayat is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 891 people, or 1 in 148,428. In Indonesia Hikayat is most prevalent in: West Java, where 89 percent live, Banten, where 3 percent live and West Nusa Tenggara, where 3 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikayat | 92 | 13 | / |
| Hekayat | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hicayat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jikayat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hikkiyat | 80 | 244 | / |
| Chikayut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikayad | 77 | 970 | / |
| Ikuyat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ikoyat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikiyat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekayat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaikayot | 75 | 224 | / |
| Chaikayut | 75 | 141 | / |
| Aicayat | 71 | 1,692 | / |
| Eskayat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukhayat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hekayet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikaut | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ikait | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ekayt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaikayad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaikajat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikaet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeat | 67 | 0 | / |
Hikayat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hikayat in the Hindi language | ||
| हिकायत | hikayata | - |
| Hikayat in the Marathi language | ||
| िहकायत | ihakayata | - |
| Hikayat in the Oriya language | ||
| ହିକାୟତ | hikayata | 66.67 |
| ହିକାୟାତ | hikayata | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Hikayat
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