Hè Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hè Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hè Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China31:455,773,85521,925
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: He (18,764,180), Hé (3) & Hê (2) are calculated separately.

Hè Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hè is borne by more people in China than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: He, Hé or Hê. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hè? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hè is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Hè reside; 75 percent reside in East Asia and 75 percent reside in Sino-East Asia.

The surname Hè is most frequently held in China, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 455,773,855. Apart from China Hè is found in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
He8318,764,180/
Hé833/
Hê832/
Chè801/
Hoè801/
Haè801/
Chèr671/

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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 Hè
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