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
Hecker is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hecker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hecker? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hecker is the 20,674th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 275,595 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Hecker live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most common first name in the world, borne by 37 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 15,826 people, or 1 in 5,087. In Germany Hecker is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.
Hecker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hecker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hecker surname expanded 528 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 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 Republicans than The US average, with 62.22% registered to vote for the political 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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Footnotes
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