Hishen Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Hishen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Hishen (16) may also be a first name.
Hishen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hishen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hishen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Hishen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hishen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hishen is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Hishen reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Hishen occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Hishen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hishen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Hishen
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