Heckl Surname

191,567th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heckl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heckl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8751:42,9365,636
Austria1671:50,9918,054
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Heckl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heckl occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heckl is the 191,567th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,312,521 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Heckl live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Heckl is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,875 people, or 1 in 42,936. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 75 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Heckl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heckl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Heckl surname increased 1,388 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heckl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heckl surname are 30.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heckl earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.61% less than the national average, earning R 176,784 per year; in United States they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $46,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $54,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heckel9111,475/
Haeckl9167/
Hoeckl913/
Eckl897,372/
Hekl89561/
Hecl89371/
Haeckel83479/
Hoeckel83203/
Heckelt83131/
Checkel8355/
Heickel8350/
Hieckel8332/
Hechkel836/
Heckell832/
Hackl8016,685/
Eckel8010,535/
Hickl801,460/
Häckl80974/
Hekel80889/
Heakl80183/
Hekil80158/
Heikl80153/
Hockl80142/
Oeckl80117/
Hecel8075/
Jeckl8032/
Geckl8025/
Hetcl8019/
Heicl8016/
Höckl8015/
Hejcl8012/
Hekll804/
Hiekl804/
Haekl802/
Heekl802/
Heskl801/
Euckl801/
Ahckl801/
Chekl801/
Heickell7738/
Hecklová7714/
Ekl75263/
Ecl7513/
Hackel734,640/
Hickel732,101/
Häckel731,536/
Eckelt731,292/
Heikel731,281/
Hiekel73428/
Eickel73406/
Hechel73244/
Hockel73222/
Chekel73192/
Eckell73187/
Hekkel73162/
Höckel73150/
Oeckel73123/
Geckel73104/
Hoekel7390/
Heykel7377/
Chekyl7363/
Haekel7351/
Hyckel7317/
Checel7316/
Geckil7310/
Chekil737/
Heicel735/
Heakel735/
Hexcel735/
Hekiel735/
Heukel734/
Hackil733/
Hekell733/
Chetkl732/
Ieckel732/
Eckéll732/
Eyckel731/
Heekel731/
Eckesl731/
Eckoel731/
Edckll731/
Hekoel731/
Echkil731/
Haekil731/
Hickil730/
Euckel730/
Heckelová7159/
Heischkel7133/
Heckelova713/
Chechel673,459/
Ekel671,758/
Heichel671,279/
Hakl671,063/
Ecel67772/
Hikl67694/
Chekiel67407/
Ekil67330/
Chekkel67311/
Chechil67298/
Jekl67275/
Ecil67234/
Hykl67230/
Heclová67226/
Jecl67204/
Heikell67135/
Hicl67110/
Hycl6786/
Heszkel6772/
Hockell6763/
Heklová6757/
Ockl6755/
Ecklová6749/
Haickel6742/
Hökl6742/
Hackell6741/
Öckl6739/
Gecl6730/
Eickele6729/
Hokl6729/
Eakl6725/
Heikkil6724/
Ekyl6722/
Gehekel6721/
Hekkilæ6718/
Heql6713/
Häkl6712/
Escl6710/
Heikele6710/
Chickel679/
Hockill678/
Cheikel678/
Hocl675/
Ackl675/
Haackel675/
Hackiel674/
Gekl674/
Eccl673/
Heclova673/
Khekkel672/
Hickell672/
Hickiel672/
Ekkl672/
Ezkl672/
Egkl672/
Chekkil671/
Heskelt671/
Hecehel671/
Eackiel671/
Eicl671/
Cheklet671/
Häckell671/
Hýkl671/
Hejchel671/
Checael671/
Chegkel671/
Aekl671/
Ahcl671/
Cheiklh671/
Oecl671/
Aecl671/
Ahkl671/
Ecld671/
Eclt671/
Ekll671/
Ekcl671/
Etkl671/
Etcl671/
Eucl671/
Eqcl671/
Jckl671/
Jhkl671/
Hayckel671/
Hjkl671/
Hackill670/
Hickill670/
Heukell670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heckl
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