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 last name Hecka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻜﻪ) occurs most in France. It may also appear in the variant forms: Hečka or Hęćka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hecka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hecka is the 2,168,711th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 forename throughout the world It is held by 16 people.
The last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,581,493. In France Hecka is most common in: Île-de-France, where 36 percent reside, Grand Est, where 33 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 26 percent reside. Apart from France Hecka exists in 10 countries. It is also found 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
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- 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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