Hygek Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Hygek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hygek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hygek Last Name Facts

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

Hygek is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hygek.

How Common Is The Last Name Hygek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hygek is the 2,020,555th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Hygek live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haygek911/
Hyjek801,524/
Yigek801/
Hycek801/
Heysek7361/
Chyjek7352/
Chyzek735/
Hyjeck734/
Hayjek732/
Hoysek731/
Hysiek731/
Haigek731/
Chysek731/
Chengek67195/
Egek6717/
Chyzhek6710/
Ysek677/
Igek677/
Chigeke672/
Chychek672/
Ygik672/
Ygec672/
Chiguek671/
Jhyg671/
Hingiek671/
Yjek671/
Ygjk671/
Ygex671/
Ygeg671/
Ycek671/
Hayseck671/
Hayceck671/
Hayjeck671/
Heyseck671/
Hycheck671/

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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 Hygek
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