Hecksher Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hecksher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hecksher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Hecksher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hecksher is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hecksher? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hecksher is the 855,216th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Hecksher live; 45 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 30 percent are found, Arkansas, where 13 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and Denmark, where 14 percent are found.

Hecksher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hecksher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hecksher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hecksher are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the party.

Hecksher earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.75% more than the national average, earning $52,535 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heckscher94328/
Heksher932/
Hekscher8813/
Hechsher882/
Gecksher881/
Hecscher880/
Hecser8616/
Eksher861/
Hecksches820/
Heckshire820/
Heckschir820/
Hejcser808/
Ecksert802/
Eicsher801/
Chekshe801/
Ekser77172/
Ecser77108/
Hekse771/
Chekcher752/
Checcher751/
Eccher712,422/
Gecser71223/
Eksert71110/
Echser7160/
Hecsei7143/
Hakser7126/
Ekshir715/
Aksher714/
Hickse711/
Iksher711/
Eakser711/
Egsher711/
Gekser711/
Heccer711/
Hecsey711/
Eckshi711/
Heksha711/
Hegser710/
Ekse67188/
Hakszer67140/
Chikshe67116/
Hajcser6744/
Checche6725/
Hiksheh679/
Hitcser678/
Ochsher672/
Cheksee671/
Cheksei671/
Hájcser671/
Ecceher671/
Ocscher671/
Khekshi671/
Hiexser670/
Hicksie670/

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