Eckern Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Eckern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eckern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
France111:6,038,429280,838
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Eckern Last Name Facts

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

Eckern occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eckern? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Eckern occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Eckern live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 2,118,565. In Germany Eckern is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent reside, Hesse, where 11 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Eckern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Eckern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eckern last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eckern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eckern last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Eckern earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heckern921/
Ekern91781/
Eichkern8616/
Eckering861/
Ekerin83504/
Ekeren83334/
Ackern836/
Jeckering8092/
Yeckering8080/
Heeckeren8012/
Ekering7771/
Eckhorn7770/
Eekeren7738/
Ackeren7729/
Ekkeren7729/
Hekeren7715/
Eachern7713/
Ekeräng779/
Eskerin777/
Eikeren774/
Eichern772/
Eketren772/
Eickorn772/
Ekerind772/
Ekerion772/
Eketryn772/
Oekernn771/
Jekerin771/
Etkeren771/
Yeckerinng751/
Ekorn7331/
Okern738/
Ekarn731/
Akern731/
Ecarn731/
Ekcherin71232/
Heekeren71100/
Eickhorn7178/
Ekkerink7177/
Heckhorn7122/
Eijkeren7115/
Ekheruen711/
Ihekeren711/
Jeikeren711/
Okeren67469/
Akeren67235/
Ekrene67105/
Jäckering67102/
Okerin6773/
Ecarin6745/
Ekhorn6736/
Ekarin677/
Akerin677/
Akerén676/
Icerin675/
Ökeren674/
Iceren672/
Ikerin672/
Ekirin672/
Ehikheren671/
Eickhhorn671/
Ikerne671/
Ekirng671/
Ikeren671/
Hickering670/
Ackarn670/
Excorn670/
Hakern670/

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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
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  • 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 Eckern
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