de Hek Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Hek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Hek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3291:51,3298,815
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

de Hek Last Name Facts

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

de Hek occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Hek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 811,192nd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. de Hek is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of de Hek reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 329 people, or 1 in 51,329. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 50 percent live, North Holland, where 12 percent live and Friesland, where 8 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

de Hek Last Name Statistics demography

de Hek earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning $43,527 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Heek920/
de Ek912/
de Check863/
de Cheke861/
de Hik831/
de Eik831/
de Heug779/
der Eijk711/
de Chiok711/
de Chick711/
di Hec6716/
De-Eke674/
de-Gek671/
da Cheick671/
de Egue6214/
de Kova626/
der Ycke571/
de Chaix571/
De-Eg5522/
de Yoc501/

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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 de Hek
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