Heckers Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Heckers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heckers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4041:199,27122,903
Netherlands1541:109,65717,576
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Heckers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heckers is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 511,519th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Heckers are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Heckers is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 199,271. In Germany Heckers is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent are found, Saxony, where 5 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent are found. Besides Germany Heckers exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Heckers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heckers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heckers surname grew 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heckers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Heckers surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Heckers earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.22% more than the national average, earning $59,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Checkers9333/
Heyckers932/
Hieckers930/
Eckers921,045/
Hekers92146/
Heijckers8849/
D'Heckers881/
Hekkers86337/
Hockers86313/
Heukers86209/
Eickers86122/
Hackers8660/
Heykers8657/
Hickers8617/
Eyckers8610/
Chekers862/
Eackers861/
Oeckers861/
Hecaers861/
Hoekers861/
Hiekers860/
Heikers860/
Eckeers860/
Ekers83465/
Ecers831/
Heijkers80144/
Hedåkers802/
Ackers772,834/
Ockers77582/
Ekkers77226/
Eakers77161/
Eekers7785/
Echers7744/
Eikers7739/
Eukers7733/
Eskers7731/
Ekerås7714/
Hakers7710/
Eykers778/
Ohkers772/
Hykers771/
Hikers770/
D'Hoekers7542/
Hackersch750/
Ockersz71890/
Hakkers71670/
Yockers7195/
Jekkers7145/
Hackars7120/
Hichers714/
Oehkers711/
Eikerst711/
Jeakers711/
Hiskers710/
Gickers710/
Akers6737,507/
Huiskers6740/
Chequers6736/
Okers6720/
Haijkers6712/
Ikers6710/
D'Hokers672/
Eicheers671/
Ekirs670/
Icers670/
Jeakeirs670/
Eckhirst670/

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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 Heckers
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