Eckhart Surname

96,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Eckhart Surname Definition:

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

Eckhart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5251:102,82511,351
Austria7741:11,0021,514
Germany2191:367,60535,039
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Netherlands1001:168,87224,561
England461:1,211,26256,182
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8911:56,3626,298

Eckhart (1,607) may also be a first name.

Eckhart 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

Eckhart Last Name Facts

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

Eckhart occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eckhart? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eckhart is the 96,465th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,478,204 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Eckhart are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Eckhart is also the 192,752nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,607 people.

The last name Eckhart is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,525 people, or 1 in 102,825. In The United States Eckhart is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 8 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Eckhart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eckhart has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eckhart last name rose 396 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eckhart Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eckhart last name are 19.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.06% registered with the party.

The amount Eckhart earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.88% more than the national average, earning R 332,400 per year; in United States they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $42,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $48,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eckhardt9327,738/
Eckheart9361/
Eckhartt9337/
Heckhart935/
Eckhartd932/
Eckharte930/
Eickhart930/
Eckart927,030/
Ekhart92495/
Eickhardt8851/
Echkhardt881/
Eckhaerdt881/
Eckardt8614,577/
Eckhard861,640/
Heckart86668/
Ekhardt86211/
Eckartz8669/
Eckhert8658/
Ackhart8628/
Eckartt8625/
Eekhart8624/
Eckarth8616/
Eykhart8611/
Eckeart865/
Ekkhart863/
Eikhart863/
Eckarte863/
Ockhart861/
Eckgart861/
Eackart861/
Edkhart861/
Ezkhart861/
Geckart861/
Echkart861/
Ekharte861/
Eickart860/
Ekheart860/
Echeart860/
Eckkart860/
Eckaert860/
Hekhart860/
Ekart83942/
Ecart83112/
Echkardt8056/
Ockhardt8038/
Heckhert805/
Eckherdt805/
Heckhard804/
Heckardt804/
Ekkhardt803/
Eckkardt803/
Edkhardt802/
Hackhart802/
Eckaardt802/
Hockhart801/
Eckhertt801/
Gekhardt801/
Haeckart801/
Ackhardt801/
Eickhert801/
Eckhordt801/
Eekhardt801/
Ackahart801/
Eckaerdt801/
Eckahard801/
Eckardte801/
Eyckhort800/
Eickhard800/
Eckhardtová7851/
Eckhardtova782/
Eckert7782,481/
Eckard774,972/
Ekgart77486/
Ekkart77186/
Hecart77158/
Ackart77108/
Ekardt77101/
Ekhard7776/
Escart7741/
Ekcart779/
Gekart778/
Akhart775/
Ecarte772/
Ockart771/
Ekhert771/
Ekarte771/
Ekartt771/
Eccart771/
Excart771/
Etkart771/
Ecartt770/
Ekartd770/
Aekart770/
Egcart770/
Ickart770/
Eckort770/
Ekhartová7512/
Eckartová7511/
Echkardth757/
Eickhorts752/
Echkardte752/
Hickhardt751/
Heckert714,964/
Eckerdt711,379/
Heckard711,109/
Ekgardt71711/
Eickert71446/
Ackaert71422/
Hackart71128/
Eccardt7197/
Ekkardt7196/
Eckeard7162/
Euckert7151/
Eckerth7150/
Escarte7148/
Eckertt7134/
Eykhert7116/
Ieckert7112/
Eckertd7111/
Ikharte719/
Hockart717/
Eykhort717/
Eikhard715/
Heskart715/
Eikhert714/
Ekhardtová713/
Edkardt713/
Eckordt713/
Oeckard713/
Eckardtová712/
Ackeart712/
Ackhard712/
Ikhardt711/
Eckherd711/
Eackert711/
Eakarte711/
Ekkhard711/
Ekartte711/
Hecarte711/
Etcahrt711/
Akhhart711/
Ackairt711/
Eckkard711/
Akkhart711/
Ehkehrt711/
Hickart710/
Ecckard710/
Akhardt710/
Ackhert710/
Ackardt710/
Eskhard710/
Eckeert710/
Eickard710/
Echkard710/
Hakhart710/
Ekert673,624/
Icart671,401/
Ecard67604/
Ikart67194/
Ekard67183/
Ycart67120/
Acart6777/
Ekartová6729/
Haeckert6729/
Hockarth6724/
Okart6722/
Akart6714/
Heickert679/
Heckerdt676/
Ekort673/
Heackard673/
Akkahart673/
Eckerrdt671/
Hoeckert671/
Hockaert671/
Hockardt671/
Hecquart671/
Ekartova671/
Hackardt671/
Heikhert671/
Heckerth671/
Heckeard670/
Eikhorht670/
Ocart670/

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