Hecka Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Hecka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Hečka (12) & Hęćka (1) are calculated separately.
Hecka (16) may also be a first name.
Hecka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hecka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hecka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻜﻪ) is most common in France. It can also be found as: Hečka or Hęćka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hecka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168,711th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. Hecka is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Hecka are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Hecka is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
It is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,581,493. In France Hecka is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 36 percent reside, Grand Est, where 33 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 26 percent reside. Other than France Hecka occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent reside and Poland, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hecka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hecka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻜﻪ | hkh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Hecka
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