Heckner Surname

366,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heckner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heckner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7691:104,68912,944
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
France181:3,690,151224,666
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Heckner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heckner is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 366,000th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,398,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Heckner are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Heckner is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 769 people, or 1 in 104,689. In Germany Heckner is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 41 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent reside. Besides Germany Heckner occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Heckner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heckner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Heckner last name expanded 304 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heckner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Heckner surname are 37.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.44% registered to vote for the party.

Heckner earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $46,207 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoeckner9336/
Checkner937/
Haeckner935/
Eckner92723/
Hekner9264/
Hackner861,781/
Höckner86491/
Hickner86236/
Eickner8699/
Häckner8650/
Hockner8612/
Hekkner864/
Eeckner863/
Hekhner862/
Ecknert861/
Heikner861/
Ecknier860/
Hegkner860/
Geckner860/
Ekner83534/
Ecner830/
Chickner800/
Eickener800/
Eikner77290/
Ockner77214/
Ackner77207/
Hakner7795/
Hycner7788/
Eknert7741/
Hicner7734/
Hökner776/
Gekner775/
Eknere774/
Öckner773/
Ickner771/
Eicner771/
Eccner771/
Hokner771/
Ecnert771/
Eakner770/
Jeikner716/
Chycner712/
Eikener710/
Gickner710/
Geckenneir710/
Yockner710/
Eykener710/
Ikner67875/
Okner67297/
Akner6747/
Ökner676/
Eknir671/

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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
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  • 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 Heckner
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