Heck Surname

9,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Heck Surname Definition:

The guttural (North. and East.) form of Hatch, q.v. [cp. Dutch hek, a fence, rail, stile, bar, gate]

Heck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany22,4221:3,590389
United States18,8971:19,1812,407
Brazil4,9121:43,5821,753
Cambodia3,6701:4,220652
Canada1,2481:29,5243,868
France9471:70,1409,781
Argentina8371:51,0674,306
Belgium7031:16,3542,505
Australia6081:44,4015,593
Netherlands4991:33,8425,646
Luxembourg4191:1,386137
Switzerland2171:37,8485,453
South Africa1601:338,61131,451
Austria1211:70,37510,758
Chile1011:174,4215,727
Paraguay801:90,4592,176
England701:795,97243,050
Poland501:760,17561,940
Hungary321:306,75923,012
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
Israel201:427,88233,464
Norway191:270,64728,127
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
China61:227,886,92811,701
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5391:14,1901,814

Heck (5,775) may also be a first name.

Heck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The guttural (North. and East.) form of Hatch, q.v. [cp. Dutch hek, a fence, rail, stile, bar, gate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller near the gate, or entrance, to a forest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Heck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heck (Arabic: هيك) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heck? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heck is the 9,990th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 129,402 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Heck reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 87,826th most common first name internationally, held by 5,775 people.

The last name Heck is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 22,422 people, or 1 in 3,590. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Hesse, where 16 percent live. Not including Germany it exists in 82 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Heck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Heck surname rose 534 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Heck last name is primarily Methodist (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Heck surname are 19.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.99% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Check895,644/
Hecke892,110/
Heick891,683/
Heuck89957/
Heckt89496/
Heyck89129/
Heeck8999/
Kheck8934/
Hieck8928/
Heckh897/
Hesck893/
Heack892/
Hechk890/
Eck8619,449/
Hec864,678/
Hek861,956/
Cheick801,454/
Heeckt80186/
Heicke80112/
Checke8093/
Heycke8052/
Heicks8043/
Heysck8029/
Cheuck8017/
Cheeck8015/
Heecks8013/
Chieck808/
Checkh808/
Heacks807/
Cheyck801/
Cheack801/
Høecke801/
Checck800/
Heidck800/
Chek756,223/
Hick756,083/
Eick754,773/
Ecke753,746/
Heke752,219/
Hecq751,492/
Heek75816/
Khek75562/
Eyck75495/
Häck75421/
Heik75273/
Chec75184/
Hect75104/
Heak7591/
Ieck7582/
Hiek7573/
Heuk7573/
Hekk7566/
Eack7546/
Hekh7541/
Hejk7519/
Hejc7515/
Heyk7512/
Eeck759/
Euck755/
Heic754/
Hekš754/
Heyc752/
Hecc752/
Eckh752/
Hiec752/
Hehc752/
Edck752/
Hecg751/
Ehck751/
Esck751/
Hezk751/
Ekck751/
Yhck751/
Ecck751/
Hexc751/
Hegc751/
Hehk751/
Hedc751/
Hecx751/
Hekg751/
Hekx751/
Hjck751/
Hjec751/
Hyck750/
Heuc750/
Heschke73376/
Heckova7341/
Hedtcke7341/
Cheickh7321/
Hecková7312/
Cheicke731/
Cheihck731/
Chieckh731/
Heidcke731/
Cheeckh731/
Cheisck730/
Ek6750,975/
Cheek6724,508/
Cheuk6713,911/
Chick6713,702/
Chekh679,665/
Cheke675,578/
Cheik673,475/
Eicke672,253/
Heike672,145/
Huyck672,054/
Heeke671,428/
Kheke671,249/
Ec67951/
Heeks67833/
Hicke67714/
Cheak67681/
Haick67478/
Hheke67450/
Eijck67218/
Chiec67216/
Chiek67181/
Eicks67171/
Hekke67150/
Heyke67149/
Heßke67132/
Khekh67102/
Cheyk67102/
Hekht6791/
Heikh6780/
Kheak6750/
Huick6744/
Häckh6744/
Eecke6743/
Hayck6741/
Häcke6734/
Eycke6733/
Heake6727/
Hoyck6727/
Khekk6725/
Heics6724/
Heucq6723/
Hoick6718/
Chekk6717/
Hecth6714/
Jehec6712/
Hec'h6712/
Chhek678/
Khick678/
Aheek677/
Heekt677/
Aheik676/
Hiekh676/
Hecsh674/
Heksh673/
Hajck673/
Cheic673/
Hycke673/
Hekhe673/
Kheyk672/
Heact672/
Kheik672/
Hickx672/
Jeeck672/
Ecksh672/
Heikk672/
Chetk672/
Heischke671/
Hchik671/
Hujck671/
Heysc671/
Ehcke671/
Ezcke671/
Eugck671/
Heatk671/
Heidc671/
Chekz671/
Cheyc671/
Hehct671/
Easck671/
Eccqk671/
Eyckx671/
Hetkc671/
Hehgc671/
Heikt671/
Iecgk671/
Hiock671/
Hycks670/
Heitc670/
Eacke670/
Heict670/
Hectt670/
Hessk670/
Hisck670/
Hickt670/
Hijck670/
Heigk670/
Heisk670/
Hheek670/

Heck Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Heck in the Arabic language
هيكhyk-

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Footnotes

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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 Heck
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