Heckel Surname

45,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heckel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heckel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,5011:12,3841,604
United States2,9061:124,72813,250
France1,4211:46,7446,015
Austria1331:64,0269,907
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Canada621:594,28449,093
Czechia531:200,63128,987
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Romania421:478,04536,914
England291:1,921,31276,208
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Croatia71:604,08640,820
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5061:99,24610,096

Heckel (92) may also be a first name.

Heckel Last Name Facts

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

Heckel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,233rd most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 635,080 people. The surname Heckel occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Heckel live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. Heckel is also the 992,070th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 92 people.

The last name Heckel is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 6,501 people, or 1 in 12,384. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 37 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found and Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany Heckel exists in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Heckel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heckel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Heckel last name increased 574 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 363 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heckel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Heckel surname are 17.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.66% registered with the party.

The amount Heckel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.3% more than the national average, earning $69,703 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haeckel92479/
Hoeckel92203/
Heckelt92131/
Checkel9255/
Heickel9250/
Hieckel9232/
Hechkel926/
Heckell922/
Eckel9110,535/
Heckl912,200/
Hekel91889/
Hecel9175/
Heickell8638/
Hackel834,640/
Hickel832,101/
Häckel831,536/
Eckelt831,292/
Heikel831,281/
Hiekel83428/
Eickel83406/
Hechel83244/
Hockel83222/
Chekel83192/
Eckell83187/
Hekkel83162/
Höckel83150/
Oeckel83123/
Geckel83104/
Hoekel8390/
Heykel8377/
Haeckl8367/
Haekel8351/
Hyckel8317/
Checel8316/
Heicel835/
Heakel835/
Hexcel835/
Hekiel835/
Heukel834/
Hoeckl833/
Hekell833/
Ieckel832/
Eyckel831/
Heekel831/
Eckesl831/
Eckoel831/
Hekoel831/
Euckel830/
Eckl807,372/
Ekel801,758/
Ecel80772/
Hekl80561/
Hecl80371/
Heckelová8059/
Heischkel8033/
Heckelova803/
Chechel773,459/
Heichel771,279/
Chekiel77407/
Chekkel77311/
Heikell77135/
Heszkel7772/
Hockell7763/
Haickel7742/
Hackell7741/
Eickele7729/
Gehekel7721/
Heikele7710/
Chickel779/
Cheikel778/
Haackel775/
Hackiel774/
Khekkel772/
Hickell772/
Hickiel772/
Heskelt771/
Hecehel771/
Eackiel771/
Häckell771/
Hejchel771/
Checael771/
Chegkel771/
Hayckel771/
Heukell770/
Hackl7316,685/
Ekkel731,878/
Eccel731,729/
Hickl731,460/
Hakel731,361/
Häckl73974/
Eikel73921/
Hikel73797/
Ackel73551/
Hykel73470/
Excel73405/
Ekiel73387/
Ockel73370/
Heakl73183/
Hekil73158/
Heikl73153/
Hockl73142/
Ekoel73137/
Eykel73126/
Oeckl73117/
Iekel7391/
Eekel7380/
Gekel7370/
Hokel7367/
Eukel7362/
Hökel7344/
Jeckl7332/
Geckl7325/
Oekel7321/
Ekelt7320/
Hetcl7319/
Häkel7319/
Ecael7318/
Ekael7318/
Heicl7316/
Höckl7315/
Ickel7313/
Hejcl7312/
Ecell737/
Ekell735/
Hekll734/
Hiekl734/
Hycel733/
Haekl732/
Aekel732/
Hýkel732/
Heekl732/
Heskl731/
Ejkel731/
Egkel731/
Euckl731/
Ahckl731/
Yckel731/
Éckel731/
Hicel731/
Öckel731/
Egcel731/
Ekuel731/
Ahkel731/
Jckel731/
Chekl731/
Ecehl731/
Eakel730/
Hekelová7184/
Hecklová7114/
Eckelová715/
Kheikhel715/
Hekelova712/
Haickell712/
Kheykhel711/
Chickell710/
Heachell710/
Hischkel710/
Excell672,318/
Haikel671,544/
Eekiel671,357/
Gekkel67483/
Yockel67368/
Ekl67263/
Hakeel67159/
Haykel67156/
Hakiel67156/
Chykel67136/
Chikel67119/
Gickel67103/
Ackell6784/
Hakkel6773/
Chekelova6767/
Eikiel6766/
Chekyl6763/
Jeekel6761/
Eijkel6745/
Hajcel6737/
Hykiel6729/
Jähkel6713/
Hickelová6713/
Ecl6713/
Ockell6713/
Hikiel6712/
Geckil6710/
Häckelová6710/
Eccell679/
Hijkel679/
Geykel678/
Hikkel678/
Chekil677/
Jéckel677/
Oickel675/
Eekele675/
Hackil673/
Jickel673/
Eacell673/
Höckelová672/
Heikelová672/
Chetkl672/
Eekael672/
Yohkel672/
Eikelt672/
Eckéll672/
Haqeel672/
Icheel672/
Oecael671/
Edckll671/
Eikell671/
Aickel671/
Iekiel671/
Eikael671/
Hekkelová671/
Hacoel671/
Echkil671/
Yhehezkel671/
Jiekel671/
Ackiel671/
Ecceel671/
Haekil671/
Hiqeel671/
Hikael671/
Eycell670/
Hickil670/
Hakell670/
Hycell670/
Yickel670/

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Heckel Reference & Research

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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 Heckel
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