Hecks Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Hungary

Hecks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hecks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:898,67846,462
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Hecks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hecks is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hecks.

How Common Is The Last Name Hecks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hecks is the 1,189,614th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Hecks reside; 32 percent reside in Northern Europe and 32 percent reside in British Isles.

Hecks is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 898,678. In England it is most prevalent in: East Sussex, where 35 percent live, Leicestershire, where 26 percent live and Greater London, where 15 percent live. Barring England it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Hecks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hecks has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hecks last name expanded 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hecks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hecks last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hecks earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.06% less than the national average, earning $33,632 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haecks9170/
Checks9152/
Heicks9143/
Hoecks9114/
Heecks9113/
Heucks9111/
Heacks917/
Hiecks913/
Heckst910/
Ecks89599/
Heks8975/
Cheecks8314/
Cheicks830/
Hicks80247,178/
Hoeks801,413/
Heeks80833/
Hocks80668/
Gecks80202/
Eicks80171/
Hacks80124/
Heiks8089/
Iecks8039/
Heics8024/
Eucks8018/
Hieks8011/
Hecsh804/
Heaks803/
Cheks803/
Heksh803/
Ecksh802/
Höcks802/
Hekse801/
Hycks800/
Heuks800/
Ecksd800/
Hiecksch771/
Eks75709/
Cheeks735,525/
Heikes731,362/
Haacks73152/
Hoeckx73113/
Heykes7381/
Heksch7373/
Heakes7341/
Eickes7338/
Heekes7326/
Chicks7319/
Cheaks7310/
Hickst737/
Hickss736/
Hick's735/
Hekkås734/
Khicks733/
Hiccks732/
Hicksj732/
Hiscks732/
Jeacks732/
Hickse731/
Khekhs731/
Hoccks731/
Hoecsh731/
Hickcs731/
Hicksd731/
Hjicks731/
Hekszt731/
Haeckx731/
Eyckes731/
Chekhs731/
Haicks730/
Huicks730/
Hoicks730/
Chesks730/
Hicksx730/
Hoks67406/
Ocks67393/
Icks67329/
Eaks67219/
Acks67197/
Ekse67188/
Haks67174/
Geks6778/
Echs6754/
Hieksch6736/
Cheekes6735/
Hyks6731/
Aecs6728/
Hiks6726/
Cheikes6723/
Hicksch6722/
Ekås6720/
Chekhsh6718/
Ieks679/
Ahks678/
Eiks678/
Hocksch678/
Hecsová676/
Escs676/
Hics675/
Ekks674/
Eeks674/
Hekš674/
Esks673/
Eacs673/
Yhks673/
Hegs672/
Euks672/
Ekss672/
Eksh672/
Chekshe671/
Eksz671/
Oeks671/
Ecxs671/
Höcs671/
Höks671/
Jecksch671/
Ekså671/
Ecsh671/
Ecss671/
Ohcs671/
Oecs671/
Yhcs671/
Egks671/
Ecqs671/
Ecsj671/
Ecsz671/
Edcs671/
Ejks671/
Ekcs671/
Ehks671/
Ehcs671/
Etks671/
Eycs671/
Ezcs671/
Eqks671/
Hecx671/
Hekx671/
Hjks671/
Eyks670/

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Hecks Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hecks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis