Echten Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Echten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Echten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1801:93,81815,387
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Echten Last Name Facts

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

Echten is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Echten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Echten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Echten is the 1,121,821st most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name Echten occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Echten live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Echten is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 93,818. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Drenthe, where 44 percent are found, Overijssel, where 20 percent are found and North Brabant, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Echten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Echten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Echten surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eichten92711/
Aechten9210/
Echtien922/
Gechten920/
Ecten911/
Haechten8685/
Hoechten8614/
Heachten861/
Eichsten861/
Heichten861/
Achten833,071/
Ochten8315/
Ichten834/
Hecten832/
Ecsten831/
Ehsten831/
Gehten831/
Eten80517/
Ectn802/
Achtien77131/
Hachten77116/
Heshten7787/
Ochtien776/
Ekhteen771/
Achtehn771/
Achhten771/
Eichtem771/
Eshtien771/
Hekhten771/
Oeyhten770/
Hechtenova751/
Eteng7315,401/
Etien733,651/
Etten731,262/
Esten73972/
Eiten73422/
Hiten73386/
Ethen73382/
Eeten73347/
Hyten73309/
Heten73213/
Geten73148/
Exten73106/
Euten7363/
Eaten7362/
Ectin7346/
Icten7345/
Eteen7335/
Etuen7328/
Eyten7314/
Etent7310/
Etend731/
Edten731/
Etenn731/
Etoen731/
Achttien7169/
Heictien711/
Ettien6717,585/
Getten67567/
Heuten67533/
Esteen67274/
Hytten67249/
Easten67119/
Hysten67118/
Estien67109/
Ethien67102/
Gesten6778/
Hitten6774/
Geçten6774/
Hetten6773/
Huyten6772/
Hesten6770/
Histen6766/
Etenne6766/
Hoiten6765/
Eatene6762/
Heiten6751/
Exteen6738/
Hectin6726/
Etteng6720/
Edsten6718/
Jeeten6715/
Etsten6715/
Heaten6711/
Eshtin6711/
Etienn6710/
Etn6710/
Geeten679/
Hoyten678/
Hayten678/
Heeten677/
Hytien677/
Huiten677/
Heteng676/
Eisten675/
Eateen675/
Eatten674/
Hujten674/
Eysten674/
Hiteng674/
Estten673/
Essten672/
Hytent672/
Eusten671/
Hethen671/
Heyten671/
Eatien671/
Eathen671/
Häthen671/
Haiten671/
Geyten671/
Edtien671/
Etengg671/
Etheen671/
Jectin670/
Eizten670/
Hithen670/
Hezten670/
Ettaen670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Echten
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