Eck Surname
Approximately 19,449 people bear this surname
Eck Surname Definition:
(German) One who lived at the corner; dweller at a steep slope.
Eck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,697 | 1:33,884 | 4,235 |
| Germany | 4,832 | 1:16,661 | 2,206 |
| France | 1,353 | 1:49,093 | 6,380 |
| Netherlands | 531 | 1:31,803 | 5,282 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Hungary | 299 | 1:32,830 | 3,583 |
| Austria | 208 | 1:40,940 | 6,572 |
| Belize | 178 | 1:1,997 | 446 |
| Vietnam | 126 | 1:735,286 | 1,681 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| Switzerland | 86 | 1:95,499 | 10,341 |
| Sweden | 85 | 1:115,844 | 8,286 |
| Norway | 60 | 1:85,705 | 11,873 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Poland | 35 | 1:1,085,964 | 74,912 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Namibia | 8 | 1:301,175 | 10,197 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,526 | 1:32,909 | 3,958 |
Eck (380) may also be a first name.
Eck Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who lived at the corner; dweller at a steep slope.
Probably an old personal name. Ecke, a well-known character in the German poems of the middle ages, seems to have been a sort of Teutonic demigod. See Ferguson.
Eck Demographics
Average Male Eck Height
178.07 cm
Average Female Eck Height
161.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Eck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eck Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eck occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Eck? popularity and diffusion
It is the 27,651st most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 374,700 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Eck reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Eck is also the 444,827th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 380 people.
The surname Eck is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,697 people, or 1 in 33,884. In The United States Eck is mostly concentrated in: California, where 7 percent are found, Kansas, where 5 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.
Eck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Eck has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 701 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Eck Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Eck are 20.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.48% registered with the party.
The amount Eck earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.04% less than the national average, earning 255,965 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.84% less than the national average, earning R 180,984 per year; in United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.73% less than the national average, earning $49,318 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heck | 86 | 56,317 | / |
| Eick | 86 | 4,773 | / |
| Ecke | 86 | 3,746 | / |
| Eyck | 86 | 495 | / |
| Ieck | 86 | 82 | / |
| Eack | 86 | 46 | / |
| Eeck | 86 | 9 | / |
| Euck | 86 | 5 | / |
| Edck | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eckh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Esck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ehck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ecck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ek | 80 | 50,975 | / |
| Ec | 80 | 951 | / |
| Eicke | 75 | 2,253 | / |
| Hecke | 75 | 2,110 | / |
| Heick | 75 | 1,683 | / |
| Heuck | 75 | 957 | / |
| Heckt | 75 | 496 | / |
| Eijck | 75 | 218 | / |
| Eicks | 75 | 171 | / |
| Heyck | 75 | 129 | / |
| Heeck | 75 | 99 | / |
| Eecke | 75 | 43 | / |
| Eycke | 75 | 33 | / |
| Hieck | 75 | 28 | / |
| Heckh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hesck | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jeeck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ecksh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Heack | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eugck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ezcke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ehcke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Easck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eccqk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyckx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iecgk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eacke | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hechk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Eke | 67 | 158,056 | / |
| Hec | 67 | 4,678 | / |
| Gek | 67 | 2,244 | / |
| Hek | 67 | 1,956 | / |
| Eek | 67 | 1,672 | / |
| Eik | 67 | 1,542 | / |
| Iek | 67 | 1,484 | / |
| Eschke | 67 | 968 | / |
| Ekk | 67 | 966 | / |
| Ekh | 67 | 502 | / |
| Ick | 67 | 308 | / |
| Eyk | 67 | 248 | / |
| Heeckt | 67 | 186 | / |
| Eak | 67 | 170 | / |
| Heicke | 67 | 112 | / |
| Eşk | 67 | 92 | / |
| Heycke | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ecp | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ejk | 67 | 51 | / |
| Heicks | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ehk | 67 | 42 | / |
| Eic | 67 | 32 | / |
| Heysck | 67 | 29 | / |
| Eec | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ecx | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ecg | 67 | 22 | / |
| Euk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ejc | 67 | 17 | / |
| Iec | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ecková | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ekc | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eac | 67 | 13 | / |
| Heecks | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ect | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekő | 67 | 10 | / |
| Exc | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Egk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yck | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ehc | 67 | 8 | / |
| Egc | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jck | 67 | 8 | / |
| Heacks | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eqc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eyc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eckova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eqk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Høecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eijcke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eascke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heidck | 67 | 0 | / |
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