Heckson Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Malawi

Heckson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heckson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Heckson (131) may also be a first name.

Heckson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heckson occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Heckson occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Heckson live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Heckson is also the 811,108th most common first name world-wide It is held by 131 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Without taking into account Ghana Heckson exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 44 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Heckson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heckson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Checkson934/
Heickson934/
Eckson92269/
Hekson9214/
Checksoon881/
Hickson8614,059/
Eickson8617/
Hyckson868/
Geckson863/
Hecksén863/
Chekson862/
Eackson861/
Esckson860/
Heakson860/
Ekson83166/
Heicksen8026/
Chickson8013/
Jheicson801/
Jhecsson801/
Hisckson801/
Hicksoen801/
Hicksion800/
Hicksson800/
Huickson800/
Jecson7730/
Ecksan7724/
Jckson7723/
Ickson7711/
Hexson7710/
Gekson779/
Heksen776/
Heksan775/
Hikson774/
Eakson774/
Hicson772/
Heksom771/
Eksoun771/
Eicson771/
Ecksom770/
Eikson770/
Hegson770/
Hetzchson751/
Jickson711,516/
Chikson7127/
Yockson7123/
Eiksson716/
Hychson713/
Gickson712/
Icksohn711/
Jecsson711/
Jdckson711/
Heiksen711/
Hicksen711/
Hickzon711/
Eaksson711/
Eicksen711/
Eekeson711/
Icckson711/
Hiskson711/
Idckson711/
Cheksan711/
Jecsohn711/
Eicsson711/
Hicksan710/
Huikson710/
Hicksun710/
Chicson710/
Heixson710/
Eksan671,717/
Eksen671,372/
Exson67623/
Chicksen6777/
Egson6761/
Eksun6723/
Ikson6719/
Heichsen6711/
Icson678/
Hexon674/
Ecsan672/
Cheecsan671/
Jcson671/
Heikesen671/
Khekshan671/
Jajckson670/
Eackesen670/
Gicksion670/

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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
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  • 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 Heckson
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