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 last name Hishen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hishen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,373,373rd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Hishen live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hishen is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 16 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found 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 prevalency of Hishen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hishen surname fell 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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