Heckels Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Heckels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heckels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:501,96431,980
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Heckels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heckels occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,518,885th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Heckels are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 501,964. In England it is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 21 percent reside, Northumberland, where 16 percent reside and West Sussex, where 12 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent reside.

Heckels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heckels has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Heckels surname rose 206 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heckells930/
Eckels922,144/
Hecels924/
Hekels921/
Checkells880/
Heukels86356/
Heckles86197/
Eeckels86114/
Eickels86103/
Eackels8635/
Höckels8620/
Hackels861/
Echkels861/
Hickels860/
Heskels860/
Eckells860/
Ekels83108/
Eckls832/
Ecels830/
Jeckells80167/
Checkles8025/
Eackeles802/
Cheskels801/
Eckles773,057/
Eekels77389/
Ackels77318/
Ockels77164/
Ekkels77104/
Echels7767/
Hakels7720/
Eykels7712/
Eakels7710/
Hecles776/
Oekels775/
Eccels774/
Eikels771/
Eckils771/
Ekells770/
Ecklls770/
Ecells770/
Ekls732/
Ecls731/
Jäckels71385/
Hickles71132/
Eackles71100/
Geckles7169/
Jickels7136/
Ecckles7135/
Hackles7134/
Eijkels7119/
Jekkels718/
Eckless716/
Eickles711/
Ackells711/
Ackelss711/
Eskelse711/
Eikeles711/
Hockles711/
Jiekels711/
Ecklese710/
Yickels710/
Hockless67324/
Ikels67133/
Jickells6786/
Ekles6774/
Ecles6726/
Chickles6724/
Eklås679/
Jeickles676/
Eclls674/
Ackls673/
Hacklles672/
Akels671/
Ekils671/
Ekelless671/
Hackless671/
Heathcls671/
Eccls670/

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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
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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 Heckels
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