Echte Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Echte Surname Definition:

ECHT: Most probably from the (Kirkton of) Echt in the parish of Echt, Aberdeenshire. The seal of Robert Eicht is appended to an inquisition on the lands of Lumsden in 1444 (Seals Supp., 336; Macdonald, 844). The surname also occurs in 1516 and in 1529 as Eycht, Eicht, and Hecht, king's messenger (ALHT.

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Echte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Echté (1) are calculated separately.

Echte (29) may also be a first name.

Echte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ECHT: Most probably from the (Kirkton of) Echt in the parish of Echt, Aberdeenshire. The seal of Robert Eicht is appended to an inquisition on the lands of Lumsden in 1444 (Seals Supp., 336; Macdonald, 844). The surname also occurs in 1516 and in 1529 as Eycht, Eicht, and Hecht, king's messenger (ALHT., V, p. 97, 98,380, etc.). The name of John de Echtse, admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1472 (NSCM., I, p. 23), may be from this as Echt was spelled Hachtis c. 1220.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Echte Last Name Facts

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

Echte (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺷﺘﻪ) occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant: Echté. Click here to see other potential spellings of Echte.

How Common Is The Last Name Echte? popularity and diffusion

The surname Echte is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Echte live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,367,808. In Germany Echte is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 44 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live and Hesse, where 18 percent live. Outside of Germany Echte is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Echté931/
Echter91661/
Echtey9111/
Echtie912/
Eschte910/
Ehte892,325/
Echt89452/
Hechter831,913/
Iechter833/
Eichter833/
Eechter831/
Eichtet831/
Yechter830/
Hechtte830/
Hecht8036,377/
Achte80348/
Gecht80186/
Echta8038/
Eshte8030/
Eihte8016/
Hehte8014/
Echty809/
Ehtey808/
Ehtee804/
Ecthe803/
Eicht802/
Echti802/
Eacte801/
Ehthe801/
Ehteh801/
Iehte801/
Eacht800/
Jyechter773/
Hechterr771/
Eischted771/
Heichter771/
Eichtedt771/
Ete7516,540/
Eht7549/
Ect7510/
Ichter73143/
Hescht73138/
Eshteh73138/
Echtay7380/
Ächter7339/
Hechst7330/
Eshtie7316/
Echtai7316/
Eichta7316/
Eshter7311/
Heshte7310/
Aachte735/
Achtei734/
Heicht733/
Hetcht733/
Etecht732/
Hechts732/
Heecht732/
Ichtei732/
Ecthie732/
Eichst732/
Heacht731/
Hechty731/
Eactie731/
Eichet731/
Hachte731/
Ekhthe731/
Eehtey731/
Jectey731/
Eshteu731/
Gehteh731/
Hechtt731/
Eshtes730/
Eichtz730/
Eachet730/
Achtee730/
Heichette7126/
Heichtett711/
Gete67110,230/
Hite6717,289/
Ette678,068/
Este672,563/
Etee672,290/
Eite672,000/
Hete671,590/
Etie671,175/
Eteh671,060/
Eter671,016/
Ethe671,011/
Eteş67605/
Etch67532/
Eete67445/
Etea67431/
Etes67321/
Hyte67256/
Eteu67205/
Etey67203/
Ehst67182/
Etep67170/
Icte67148/
Etet67144/
Eate67123/
Eute67123/
Edte67109/
Hect67104/
Etje6786/
Etei6780/
Eted6732/
Heht6729/
Ecti6724/
Iete6721/
Eischet6718/
Heshter6718/
Icht6717/
Jächter6716/
Ekht6714/
Heshteh6714/
Eyte6713/
Höchter6710/
Ehti678/
Eihster677/
Ehshteh676/
Esht675/
Eact675/
Edch675/
Ycte674/
Etez673/
Eisched672/
Eshther672/
Aichter672/
Ehtp672/
Hjte672/
Exte672/
Heichet671/
Hechcht671/
Hecht's671/
Aichete671/
Jhte671/
Jecteeh671/
Ehyt671/
Hichter671/
Eict671/
Geshtej671/
Eichstd671/
Eischstedt671/
Ejte671/
Ecta671/
Echtaya671/
Heichth671/
Eishete671/
Eiht671/
Eect671/
Ejht671/
Eischteadt671/
Ehjt671/
Eichsdt671/
Ehtd671/
Etge671/
Etej671/
Eyct671/
Ihte671/

Echte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Echte in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺷﺘﻪashth-

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