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

The last name Heck (Arabic: هيك) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 9,990^th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 129,402 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Heck live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. Heck is also the 87,826^th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 5,775 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 22,422 people, or 1 in 3,590. In Germany Heck is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Hesse, where 16 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname exists in 82 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Heck Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Heck has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 534 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heck Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Methodist (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Heck are 19.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Heck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.74% more than the national average, earning 428,244 kr per year; in Peru they earn 162.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 50,944 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.06% more than the national average, earning R 287,688 per year; in United States they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $44,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $53,174 CAD per year.