Heckroodt Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Heckroodt Surname Definition:

“Hedge-Rood” in Dutch.

Heckroodt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2551:212,46222,434
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Heckroodt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Hedge-Rood” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Heckroodt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heckroodt is found most frequently in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Heckroodt.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckroodt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 940,398th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Heckroodt are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Heckroodt is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 212,462. In South Africa Heckroodt is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Free State, where 29 percent are found and Western Cape, where 21 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Heckroodt Last Name Statistics demography

Heckroodt earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 135.78% more than the national average, earning R 560,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heckrodt94104/
Heckroot944/
Heckrood940/
Heuckrodt8910/
Heickrodt891/
Heckroote890/
Eckrodt88214/
Heckroth82455/
Heukrodt82149/
Heckrote82106/
Heikrodt826/
Heckrott821/
Ekroot8028/
Eckrod8021/
Eckrot8010/
Heckrotte78109/
Heuckroth7839/
Heckcrote7810/
Haeckroth780/
Eckroth751,104/
Eckrote75493/
Hickrod7555/
Heicrot750/
Eckroid750/
Ackroot750/
Hekrott750/
Eckroyd750/
Heickeroth740/
Chekroud711,490/
Heckrath71224/
Hackradt71216/
Ekrot71135/
Hackrott7135/
Ekrod7125/
Heikroth7117/
Heukroth714/
Uickrood713/
Ecrod711/
Hockroth711/
Checkrad711/
Eckrothe710/
Ackroydt710/
Hickroth710/
Ecrot710/
Hiscrodt710/
Ekroth67864/
Ecroyd67295/
Heykeroth677/
Ecrote672/
Akrood671/
Ekrote671/
Ekkrot671/
Ekroyd671/
Ekrott670/
Ekrout670/
Ackrod670/

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