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Where Does The Last Name Hechter Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hechter occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hechter? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Hechter is the 214,907^th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,809,486 people. The surname Hechter is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Hechter are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944^th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,355 people, or 1 in 39,984. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 39 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 13 percent live. Excluding South Africa Hechter occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Hechter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hechter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hechter last name expanded 4,380 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hechter Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Hechter surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hechter earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 93.89% more than the national average, earning R 460,764 per year; in United States they earn 53.52% more than the national average, earning $66,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.34% more than the national average, earning $87,612 CAD per year.