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

Heckson occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Heckson is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Heckson reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 811,108th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 131 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Beside Ghana Heckson is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Heckson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heckson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heckson last name decreased 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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