Heckens Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heckens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heckens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
United States541:6,712,202314,667
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Heckens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heckens is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Heckens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,637,889th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Heckens live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,183,904. In Germany Heckens is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 1 percent are found. Beside Germany Heckens occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent are found.

Heckens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heckens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heckens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Heckens surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Heckens earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $43,908 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heyckens931/
Eckens920/
Heikens861,354/
Eyckens86399/
Hekkens86175/
Haekens86156/
Hickens8693/
Hockens8686/
Hackens8674/
Eickens8656/
Heykens8635/
Heekens862/
Aeckens861/
Jeckens860/
Ekens83147/
Hoeykens80117/
Heeskens80106/
Heijkens8061/
Chickens8010/
Hocken's801/
Haeckins800/
Eikens77595/
Eykens77547/
Hekenz77397/
Eakens77129/
Ekkens77106/
Ockens7763/
Ackens7752/
Hakens7743/
Hokens7729/
Eicens7724/
Hekins7713/
Eckins775/
Echens773/
Ickens772/
Yckens771/
Ekenæs771/
Hickns771/
Ekenås771/
Aekens770/
Hikens770/
Hichens71528/
Hakkens71345/
Hockins71242/
Hiskens71155/
Eijkens71129/
Haikens7162/
Eikenæs7153/
Hickins7145/
Heakins7145/
Haykens7128/
Hackins7116/
Haakens7113/
Iockens712/
Jekeens712/
Chekins712/
Heikems711/
Gickens711/
Haekins711/
Eackins711/
Hoekins711/
Hedkins711/
Geekens711/
Hickems710/
Heykins710/
Aickens710/
Hegkins710/
Ekins671,771/
Akens67792/
Huyskens67637/
Huiskens67575/
Ikens6797/
Okens6765/
Haijkens6755/
Eknæs6718/
Chechins675/
Ecins672/
Chetkins672/
Haykeens671/
Huijkens671/
Chaikens671/
Hoychens671/
Hicckins671/
Etkns671/
Heaskins670/
Eickenseher670/

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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 Heckens
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