Eckhardt Surname

19,759th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Eckhardt Surname Definition:

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

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Eckhardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,5581:5,175620
United States6,5901:55,0016,563
Brazil1,8891:113,3274,288
Netherlands9811:17,2142,674
Austria5891:14,4572,130
Canada3691:99,85310,844
Australia2541:106,28211,916
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
Argentina1741:245,65219,922
England1441:386,93126,993
Denmark1171:48,2454,995
Sweden1051:93,7796,818
Hungary1051:93,4889,163
Poland971:391,84342,551
France811:820,03498,127
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Chile571:309,0618,852
Norway521:98,89013,481
Slovakia341:156,95427,796
Czechia311:343,01541,724
Paraguay311:233,4434,129
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Greece141:791,41484,075
Finland141:392,62226,475
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Israel111:777,96750,646
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guam11:160,1214,893
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8501:59,0816,535

Eckhardt (3,478) may also be a first name.

Eckhardt 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

User-submitted Reference

(German) From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements agi, meaning 'edge', 'point', and hard, meaning 'hardy', 'brave', 'strong'.

- haffman97

Eckhardt Last Name Facts

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

Eckhardt occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Eckhardt.

How Common Is The Last Name Eckhardt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eckhardt is the 19,759th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 262,728 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Eckhardt live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 120,495th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 3,478 people.

The surname Eckhardt is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 15,558 people, or 1 in 5,175. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Germany Eckhardt is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Eckhardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eckhardt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eckhardt last name expanded 775 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eckhardt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eckhardt last name are 21.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.38% registered with the party.

The amount Eckhardt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.17% more than the national average, earning 422,823 kr per year; in Peru they earn 264.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 70,697 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.45% less than the national average, earning R 184,284 per year; in United States they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $45,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $51,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eickhardt9451/
Echkhardt941/
Eckhaerdt941/
Eckardt9314,577/
Eckhart934,930/
Eckhard931,640/
Ekhardt93211/
Eckheart8861/
Echkardt8856/
Ockhardt8838/
Eckhartt8837/
Heckhart885/
Eckherdt885/
Heckhard884/
Heckardt884/
Ekkhardt883/
Eckkardt883/
Edkhardt882/
Eckhartd882/
Eckaardt882/
Gekhardt881/
Ackhardt881/
Eckhordt881/
Eekhardt881/
Eckaerdt881/
Eckahard881/
Eckardte881/
Eckharte880/
Eickhard880/
Eickhart880/
Eckart867,030/
Eckard864,972/
Ekhart86495/
Ekardt86101/
Ekhard8676/
Eckhardtová8451/
Eckhardtova842/
Echkardth827/
Echkardte822/
Hickhardt821/
Eckerdt801,379/
Heckard801,109/
Ekgardt80711/
Heckart80668/
Eccardt8097/
Ekkardt8096/
Eckartz8069/
Eckeard8062/
Eckhert8058/
Ackhart8028/
Eckartt8025/
Eekhart8024/
Eckarth8016/
Eykhart8011/
Eckeart805/
Eikhard805/
Ekkhart803/
Edkardt803/
Eckordt803/
Oeckard803/
Eikhart803/
Eckarte803/
Ackhard802/
Ockhart801/
Ikhardt801/
Eckgart801/
Eckherd801/
Eackart801/
Edkhart801/
Ekkhard801/
Ezkhart801/
Geckart801/
Echkart801/
Ekharte801/
Eckkard801/
Eickart800/
Ekheart800/
Ecckard800/
Echeart800/
Akhardt800/
Eckkart800/
Ackardt800/
Eckaert800/
Eskhard800/
Hekhart800/
Eickard800/
Echkard800/
Ekhardtová783/
Eckardtová782/
Ekart77942/
Ecard77604/
Ekard77183/
Ecart77112/
Heckerdt756/
Heckhert755/
Heackard753/
Hackhart752/
Hockhart751/
Eckerdth751/
Eckerrdt751/
Eckhertt751/
Haeckart751/
Eickhert751/
Hockardt751/
Ackahart751/
Hackardt751/
Eyckhort750/
Heckeard750/
Eckert7182,481/
Eccard71780/
Ekgart71486/
Eckerd71454/
Ekkart71186/
Hecart71158/
Ackard71125/
Ackart71108/
Escard7199/
Ekerdt7169/
Escart7141/
Hecard7115/
Akhard7114/
Ekhartová7112/
Eckartová7111/
Ickard7111/
Eikard7110/
Ekkard719/
Ekcart719/
Ekgard718/
Gekart718/
Ekhardová717/
Akhart715/
Eckord713/
Eickhorts712/
Edcard712/
Ikhard712/
Ekards712/
Ecarte712/
Hekard711/
Eceard711/
Ekcard711/
Ockart711/
Ekhert711/
Ekarte711/
Gecard711/
Ekartt711/
Eucard711/
Eccart711/
Excart711/
Eicard711/
Etkart711/
Ecartt710/
Ekartd710/
Aekart710/
Ecards710/
Egcart710/
Eakard710/
Ickart710/
Eckort710/
Heckert674,964/
Eickert67446/
Ackaert67422/
Hackart67128/
Hackard6793/
Heckerd6752/
Euckert6751/
Escarte6748/
Eckertt6734/
Ekkerdt6723/
Eykhert6716/
Ieckert6712/
Eckertd6711/
Ikharte679/
Hockart677/
Eykhort677/
Akahard677/
Heskart675/
Eikhert674/
Ikhardtová673/
Hockard673/
Ackeart672/
Eackert671/
Eakarte671/
Ekartte671/
Hecarte671/
Hekerdt671/
Ekerdth671/
Etcahrt671/
Akhhart671/
Ackairt671/
E'kerdt671/
Akkhart671/
Ehkehrt671/
Heccard671/
Hickart670/
Jeckord670/
Hickard670/
Ackhert670/
Heckord670/
Heekard670/
Eckeert670/
Eickerd670/
Hakhart670/

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