Heck Surname
Approximately 56,317 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 22,422 | 1:3,590 | 389 |
| United States | 18,897 | 1:19,181 | 2,407 |
| Brazil | 4,912 | 1:43,582 | 1,753 |
| Cambodia | 3,670 | 1:4,220 | 652 |
| Canada | 1,248 | 1:29,524 | 3,868 |
| France | 947 | 1:70,140 | 9,781 |
| Argentina | 837 | 1:51,067 | 4,306 |
| Belgium | 703 | 1:16,354 | 2,505 |
| Australia | 608 | 1:44,401 | 5,593 |
| Netherlands | 499 | 1:33,842 | 5,646 |
| Luxembourg | 419 | 1:1,386 | 137 |
| Switzerland | 217 | 1:37,848 | 5,453 |
| South Africa | 160 | 1:338,611 | 31,451 |
| Austria | 121 | 1:70,375 | 10,758 |
| Chile | 101 | 1:174,421 | 5,727 |
| Paraguay | 80 | 1:90,459 | 2,176 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Poland | 50 | 1:760,175 | 61,940 |
| Hungary | 32 | 1:306,759 | 23,012 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Peru | 23 | 1:1,381,918 | 21,725 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,539 | 1:14,190 | 1,814 |
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]
(English) Dweller near the gate, or entrance, to a forest.
Heck Demographics
Average Heck Salary in
United States
$44,019 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check | 89 | 5,644 | / |
| Hecke | 89 | 2,110 | / |
| Heick | 89 | 1,683 | / |
| Heuck | 89 | 957 | / |
| Heckt | 89 | 496 | / |
| Heyck | 89 | 129 | / |
| Heeck | 89 | 99 | / |
| Kheck | 89 | 34 | / |
| Hieck | 89 | 28 | / |
| Heckh | 89 | 7 | / |
| Hesck | 89 | 3 | / |
| Heack | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hechk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Eck | 86 | 19,449 | / |
| Hec | 86 | 4,678 | / |
| Hek | 86 | 1,956 | / |
| Cheick | 80 | 1,454 | / |
| Heeckt | 80 | 186 | / |
| Heicke | 80 | 112 | / |
| Checke | 80 | 93 | / |
| Heycke | 80 | 52 | / |
| Heicks | 80 | 43 | / |
| Heysck | 80 | 29 | / |
| Cheuck | 80 | 17 | / |
| Cheeck | 80 | 15 | / |
| Heecks | 80 | 13 | / |
| Chieck | 80 | 8 | / |
| Checkh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Heacks | 80 | 7 | / |
| Cheyck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheack | 80 | 1 | / |
| Høecke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Checck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Heidck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chek | 75 | 6,223 | / |
| Hick | 75 | 6,083 | / |
| Eick | 75 | 4,773 | / |
| Ecke | 75 | 3,746 | / |
| Heke | 75 | 2,219 | / |
| Hecq | 75 | 1,492 | / |
| Heek | 75 | 816 | / |
| Khek | 75 | 562 | / |
| Eyck | 75 | 495 | / |
| Häck | 75 | 421 | / |
| Heik | 75 | 273 | / |
| Chec | 75 | 184 | / |
| Hect | 75 | 104 | / |
| Heak | 75 | 91 | / |
| Ieck | 75 | 82 | / |
| Hiek | 75 | 73 | / |
| Heuk | 75 | 73 | / |
| Hekk | 75 | 66 | / |
| Eack | 75 | 46 | / |
| Hekh | 75 | 41 | / |
| Hejk | 75 | 19 | / |
| Hejc | 75 | 15 | / |
| Heyk | 75 | 12 | / |
| Eeck | 75 | 9 | / |
| Euck | 75 | 5 | / |
| Heic | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hekš | 75 | 4 | / |
| Heyc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hecc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eckh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hiec | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hehc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Edck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hecg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ehck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Esck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hezk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ecck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hexc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hegc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hehk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hedc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hecx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hekg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hekx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjec | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyck | 75 | 0 | / |
| Heuc | 75 | 0 | / |
| Heschke | 73 | 376 | / |
| Heckova | 73 | 41 | / |
| Hedtcke | 73 | 41 | / |
| Cheickh | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hecková | 73 | 12 | / |
| Cheicke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheihck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chieckh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heidcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheeckh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheisck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ek | 67 | 50,975 | / |
| Cheek | 67 | 24,508 | / |
| Cheuk | 67 | 13,911 | / |
| Chick | 67 | 13,702 | / |
| Chekh | 67 | 9,665 | / |
| Cheke | 67 | 5,578 | / |
| Cheik | 67 | 3,475 | / |
| Eicke | 67 | 2,253 | / |
| Heike | 67 | 2,145 | / |
| Huyck | 67 | 2,054 | / |
| Heeke | 67 | 1,428 | / |
| Kheke | 67 | 1,249 | / |
| Ec | 67 | 951 | / |
| Heeks | 67 | 833 | / |
| Hicke | 67 | 714 | / |
| Cheak | 67 | 681 | / |
| Haick | 67 | 478 | / |
| Hheke | 67 | 450 | / |
| Eijck | 67 | 218 | / |
| Chiec | 67 | 216 | / |
| Chiek | 67 | 181 | / |
| Eicks | 67 | 171 | / |
| Hekke | 67 | 150 | / |
| Heyke | 67 | 149 | / |
| Heßke | 67 | 132 | / |
| Khekh | 67 | 102 | / |
| Cheyk | 67 | 102 | / |
| Hekht | 67 | 91 | / |
| Heikh | 67 | 80 | / |
| Kheak | 67 | 50 | / |
| Huick | 67 | 44 | / |
| Häckh | 67 | 44 | / |
| Eecke | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hayck | 67 | 41 | / |
| Häcke | 67 | 34 | / |
| Eycke | 67 | 33 | / |
| Heake | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hoyck | 67 | 27 | / |
| Khekk | 67 | 25 | / |
| Heics | 67 | 24 | / |
| Heucq | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hoick | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chekk | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hecth | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jehec | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hec'h | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chhek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khick | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aheek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Heekt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aheik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiekh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hecsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heksh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hajck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cheic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hycke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hekhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kheyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heact | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hickx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeeck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ecksh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heikk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chetk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heischke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hchik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hujck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heysc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehcke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezcke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heatk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heidc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheyc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hehct | 67 | 1 | / |
| Easck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eccqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyckx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hetkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hehgc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heikt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iecgk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiock | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hycks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heitc | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eacke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heict | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hectt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hessk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hisck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hickt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hijck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heigk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heisk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hheek | 67 | 0 | / |
Heck Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Heck in the Arabic language | ||
| هيك | hyk | - |
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