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 surname Heckels is found most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckels? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,518,885th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Heckels reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Heckels is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 501,964. In England it is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 21 percent are found, Northumberland, where 16 percent are found and West Sussex, where 12 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent are found.

Heckels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heckels has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the 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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