Eckardt Surname

36,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Eckardt Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Sword-Brave The Anglo-Saxon Ecgh(e)ard.

Eckardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,8991:6,766836
United States1,5741:230,27922,189
Brazil2411:888,27531,950
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Australia921:293,43225,879
Canada711:518,95243,932
Denmark651:86,8428,367
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Austria531:160,66921,171
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Poland431:883,92467,072
England391:1,428,66862,556
France321:2,075,710171,237
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Panama121:326,0227,351
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

Eckardt (668) may also be a first name.

Eckardt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Sword-Brave The Anglo-Saxon Ecgh(e)ard.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Agihard (sword edge, brave).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Eckardt Last Name Facts

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

Eckardt occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eckardt? popularity and diffusion

Eckardt is the 36,196th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 499,935 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Eckardt are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Eckardt is also the 321,047th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 668 people.

Eckardt is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 11,899 people, or 1 in 6,766. In Germany Eckardt is most frequent in: Thuringia, where 21 percent live, Saxony, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Eckardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eckardt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eckardt last name expanded 894 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 780 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eckardt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eckardt surname are 14.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eckardt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.29% less than the national average, earning 286,231 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 251.44% more than the national average, earning R 835,164 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $22,981,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.38% more than the national average, earning $50,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $52,477 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eckhardt9327,738/
Echkardt9356/
Heckardt934/
Eckkardt933/
Eckaardt932/
Eckaerdt931/
Eckardte931/
Eckart927,030/
Eckard924,972/
Ekardt92101/
Eickhardt8851/
Echkardth887/
Echkardte882/
Echkhardt881/
Eckhaerdt881/
Eckhart864,930/
Eckhard861,640/
Eckerdt861,379/
Heckard861,109/
Ekgardt86711/
Heckart86668/
Ekhardt86211/
Eccardt8697/
Ekkardt8696/
Eckartz8669/
Eckeard8662/
Eckartt8625/
Eckarth8616/
Eckeart865/
Edkardt863/
Eckordt863/
Oeckard863/
Eckarte863/
Eckgart861/
Eackart861/
Geckart861/
Echkart861/
Eckkard861/
Eickart860/
Ecckard860/
Eckkart860/
Ackardt860/
Eckaert860/
Eickard860/
Echkard860/
Ekart83942/
Ecard83604/
Ekard83183/
Ecart83112/
Eckardtová822/
Eckheart8061/
Ockhardt8038/
Eckhartt8037/
Heckerdt806/
Heckhart805/
Eckherdt805/
Heckhard804/
Heackard803/
Ekkhardt803/
Edkhardt802/
Eckhartd802/
Eckerdth801/
Eckerrdt801/
Gekhardt801/
Haeckart801/
Ackhardt801/
Eckhordt801/
Hockardt801/
Eekhardt801/
Eckahard801/
Hackardt801/
Eckharte800/
Heckeard800/
Eickhard800/
Eickhart800/
Eckhardtová7851/
Eckhardtova782/
Eckert7782,481/
Eccard77780/
Ekhart77495/
Ekgart77486/
Eckerd77454/
Ekkart77186/
Hecart77158/
Ackard77125/
Ackart77108/
Escard7799/
Ekhard7776/
Ekerdt7769/
Escart7741/
Hecard7715/
Ickard7711/
Eikard7710/
Ekkard779/
Ekcart779/
Ekgard778/
Gekart778/
Eckord773/
Edcard772/
Ekards772/
Ecarte772/
Hekard771/
Eceard771/
Ekcard771/
Ockart771/
Ekarte771/
Gecard771/
Ekartt771/
Eucard771/
Eccart771/
Excart771/
Eicard771/
Etkart771/
Ecartt770/
Ekartd770/
Aekart770/
Ecards770/
Egcart770/
Eakard770/
Ickart770/
Eckort770/
Eckartová7511/
Hickhardt751/
Heckert714,964/
Eickert71446/
Ackaert71422/
Hackart71128/
Hackard7193/
Eckhert7158/
Heckerd7152/
Euckert7151/
Eckerth7150/
Escarte7148/
Eckertt7134/
Ackhart7128/
Eekhart7124/
Ekkerdt7123/
Ieckert7112/
Eykhart7111/
Eckertd7111/
Hockart717/
Eikhard715/
Heskart715/
Ekkhart713/
Ekhardtová713/
Hockard713/
Eikhart713/
Ackeart712/
Ackhard712/
Ockhart711/
Ikhardt711/
Eckherd711/
Eackert711/
Eakarte711/
Edkhart711/
Ekkhard711/
Ezkhart711/
Ekartte711/
Hecarte711/
Hekerdt711/
Ekharte711/
Ekerdth711/
Etcahrt711/
Ackairt711/
E'kerdt711/
Heccard711/
Hickart710/
Jeckord710/
Ekheart710/
Hickard710/
Echeart710/
Akhardt710/
Heckord710/
Heekard710/
Eskhard710/
Eckeert710/
Hekhart710/
Eickerd710/
Ekert673,624/
Icard672,619/
Icart671,401/
Ikard67845/
Akard67643/
Acard67333/
Hecquard67277/
Ikart67194/
Ecord67180/
Ycart67120/
Acart6777/
Ocard6757/
Ycard6747/
Ekord6734/
Ekartová6729/
Haeckert6729/
Hockarth6724/
Okart6722/
Akart6714/
Eidskard6711/
Heickert679/
Heckhert675/
Ekort673/
Okard673/
Hackhart672/
Ekerd672/
Hockhart671/
Eckhertt671/
Eickhert671/
Hoeckert671/
Hockaert671/
Hecquart671/
Eqard671/
Ekartova671/
Ackahart671/
Heckerth671/
Jkard670/
Eyckhort670/
Ocart670/

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