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 is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Heckson occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Heckson are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 811,108th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 131 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Without taking into account Ghana this last name 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 number of people who held the Heckson surname 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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