Hecek Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Croatia

Hecek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hecek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Heček (61) & Hecék (1) are calculated separately.

Hecek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hecek is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Heček or Hecék. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hecek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hecek is the 2,843,861st most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Hecek is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Hecek are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England Hecek is most frequent in: Essex, where 50 percent reside, Kent, where 22 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 22 percent reside. Outside of England it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Croatia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heček9361/
Hecék931/
Heciek911/
Hececk911/
Heicek910/
Ecek89118/
Chechek8354/
Checiek8322/
Heschek8311/
Hecheke839/
Kheczek831/
Hecheck831/
Heacsek830/
Hesek80222/
Hezek8075/
Gecek8057/
Ecsek8045/
Eccek8032/
Hecyk8013/
Heceg806/
Hejek804/
Eczek804/
Etcek803/
Hekek803/
Hycek801/
Hecík801/
Chiecsek7731/
Checheke772/
Checheck771/
Heceková771/
Hejsek73281/
Chesek73153/
Hessek7395/
Hyciek7385/
Heysek7361/
Herzek7359/
Chezek7335/
Echeck7332/
Hejzek7329/
Hesyck7327/
Hijeck7326/
Icheck7324/
Heezik7322/
Hekeik7315/
Hejcik7314/
Chekek7314/
Checik7313/
Hehsek7313/
Heszek7310/
Hechec739/
Gescek738/
Hedžek735/
Hyjeck734/
Ettcek734/
Kheceg734/
Hekiek732/
Hesick732/
Hechik732/
Khecik732/
Hetzek731/
Hequek731/
Heesik731/
Hickek731/
Hyczek731/
Heesek731/
Heczeg731/
Heisek731/
Hajcek731/
Echeek731/
Checeg731/
Ysheck731/
Hedjek730/
Hecick730/
Checkchek711/
Chechik67734/
Ecik67299/
Chezick67199/
Hejczyk67195/
Hessick67189/
Ezek67184/
Esek67162/
Heisick67139/
Chechyk67120/
Chesick67106/
Hehejík6772/
Icek6769/
Ecec6758/
Heichyk6755/
Heschik6752/
Heiseke6748/
Chizeck6746/
Herzick6738/
Eček6736/
Ešek6730/
Ejek6729/
Hoiseck6728/
Cheshek6726/
Ihsecke6719/
Egek6717/
Chiseck6716/
Häsecke6715/
Heiszek679/
Escheck677/
Chiesek677/
Cheszek673/
Checkik673/
Ecekova673/
Hesseke673/
Hedsick672/
Herzceg672/
Hetzeck672/
Heiseck672/
Ecex672/
Hesseck671/
Hycheck671/
Heyseck671/
Chyczek671/
Uanecek671/
Itcheck671/
Heyczyk671/
Hetseke671/
Hezczeg671/
Hisecke671/
Hayjeck671/
Hayceck671/
Hayseck671/
Hehejik671/
Eysheck671/
Echecke671/
Chiczek671/
Chequek671/
Icheeck671/
Ycek671/
Eceg671/
Eceq671/
Esheekh671/
Eqek671/
Khechik671/
Hesicks670/
Cheseck670/
Hedseck670/
Yosheck670/
Heeseke670/
Heseike670/
Hetsick670/
Herzeck670/
Heachex670/
Yscheck670/

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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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  • 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 Hecek
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