Hecker Surname
Approximately 26,443 people bear this surname
Hecker Surname Definition:
The guttural form of Hatcher, q.v.
Hecker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15,826 | 1:5,087 | 608 |
| United States | 7,485 | 1:48,425 | 5,871 |
| France | 693 | 1:95,848 | 13,998 |
| Australia | 571 | 1:47,278 | 5,917 |
| Argentina | 446 | 1:95,837 | 8,072 |
| Netherlands | 285 | 1:59,253 | 10,202 |
| Canada | 249 | 1:147,974 | 15,147 |
| England | 105 | 1:530,648 | 33,151 |
| Brazil | 102 | 1:2,098,768 | 66,021 |
| Bolivia | 101 | 1:105,113 | 4,073 |
| Switzerland | 70 | 1:117,327 | 12,009 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Austria | 53 | 1:160,669 | 21,171 |
| Hungary | 47 | 1:208,857 | 17,470 |
| Venezuela | 37 | 1:816,326 | 13,210 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Belize | 16 | 1:22,217 | 1,827 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Croatia | 14 | 1:302,043 | 29,715 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,417 | 1:35,440 | 4,213 |
Hecker (37) may also be a first name.
Hecker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The guttural form of Hatcher, q.v.
(English) Dweller near the gate, or entrance, to a forest.
(Danish.) Hekker, a hedger, from hekke, a hedge, a protection.
Hecker Demographics
Average Hecker Salary in
United States
$46,891 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hecker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hecker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hecker occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hecker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hecker? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hecker is the 20,674th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 275,595 people. The last name Hecker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Hecker are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 37 people.
Hecker is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 15,826 people, or 1 in 5,087. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany Hecker exists in 63 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Hecker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hecker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hecker last name increased 528 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hecker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hecker last name are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.22% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hecker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.8% less than the national average, earning 197,973 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 382.95% more than the national average, earning R 1,147,670 per year; in United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.05% more than the national average, earning $60,140 CAD per year.
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