Hegde is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hegde
No. of characters: 5
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Hegde

How popular is Hegde?

Hegde is common in India.

Hegde is ranked 20547 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hegdes grew by 121.1594 per cent to 763 since 2000 and ranked 30570 after elevating 25039 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 94.5 95.65
White 2.49 2.32
Others 2.36 0
Hegde is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Oman is ahead in terms of density. Around 25259 people have been found who wears Hegde as their family name. Hegde is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,318 China8
20,790 Nigeria6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
15,749 Finland3
35,184 Poland3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
723,167 Indonesia2
12,172 Ghana2
89,020 Tanzania2
14,618 Guyana1
2,578 Guam1
7,847 Albania1
107,212 South Africa1
5,916 Mozambique1
153,416 Italy1
91,024 Belgium1
3,350 Fiji1
28,365 Kenya1
66,560 Philippines1
8,181 Botswana1
2,374 Bermuda1
29,046 Japan1
16,283 Lithuania1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
5,589 Sudan1
2,211 Brunei1
5,553 Taiwan1
897,276 Russia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,974 New Zealand47
23,537 Switzerland45
9,692 Ireland27
57,220 Netherlands27
3,873 Thailand24
42,407 Sweden22
2,892 Iceland13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,986 Norway85
39,259 Canada82
5,257 Wales68
7,449 Scotland66
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Hegde:
595 Oman867
13,156 Germany773
4,747 Saudi Arabia731
10,618 England597
661 Qatar350
1,338 Singapore325
1,663 Kuwait226
14,517 Australia186
856 Bahrain183
10,151 Malaysia177
1,845 Hong Kong130
Countries with thousands of Hegde:
529 United Arab Emirates1,835
23,117 United States1,350
Countries with ten thousands of Hegde:
3,180 India16,909
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Hegde Namesakes

  • Abhishek Hegde, Cricket Player
  • Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Political leader
  • Pakhi Hegde, Film actress
  • Anant Kumar Hegde, Indian Politician
  • Anant Kumar Hegde, Indian Politician
  • Pooja Hegde, Actress
  • Belle Monappa Hegde, Author
  • Jyoti Hegde, Musical Artist
  • Chaitanya Hegde, Film producer
  • Pooja Hegde, Actress
  • In 2018, Latha Hegde characterized the role of Nusrath Fathima Baig in comedy and drama flick Ananthu V/S Nusrath.
  • In 1995, Ashok Hegde played the role of N in drama movie Kraurya.
  • Pakkhi Hegde played leading role of N in 2016 action and drama film Balma Biharwala 2.

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