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 Male Hecker Height
177.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hecker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hecker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hecker is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hecker? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hecker is the 20,674th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 275,595 people. The surname Hecker is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Hecker are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hecker is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 37 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 15,826 people, or 1 in 5,087. In Germany Hecker is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname 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 incidence of Hecker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 528 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hecker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hecker surname are 15.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.22% being registered with 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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