Hecktor Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hecktor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hecktor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2861:281,48829,497
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Hecktor (75) may also be a first name.

Hecktor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hecktor is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hecktor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 713,660th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. The surname Hecktor occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Hecktor are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hecktor is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 75 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 281,488. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saarland, where 43 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Sweden, where 10 percent live.

Hecktor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hecktor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hecktor surname increased 530 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hecktor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hecktor last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hecktor earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 40.53% less than the national average, earning R 141,312 per year; in United States they earn 23.65% less than the national average, earning $32,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.11% less than the national average, earning $35,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hecktoor938/
Hector9223,484/
Hektor92792/
Ecktor920/
Hektoor86170/
Hectoor8616/
Hectorh869/
Hectore865/
Hecthor861/
Chektor861/
Hiector861/
Hicktor861/
Heactor861/
Hecctor861/
Hocktor860/
Hoector860/
Ector831,836/
Ektor8317/
Jector77271/
Hektar7764/
Héctor7729/
Hectar7719/
Gector777/
Ektour774/
Hèctor773/
Hictor773/
Ectore772/
Acktor772/
Ehktor771/
Hegtor771/
Hiktor771/
Eictor771/
Ehktour718/
Hekhtar714/
Chiktor711/
Aktor6785/
Oktor6777/
Ektar6730/
Ictor675/
Hioctour674/
Ektorova672/
Iktor671/
Egtor671/
Ectar670/

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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 Hecktor
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