Heckwolf Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heckwolf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heckwolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5881:136,91416,644
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Heckwolf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heckwolf has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heckwolf? popularity and diffusion

Heckwolf is the 509,082nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. Heckwolf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Heckwolf are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 588 people, or 1 in 136,914. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 97 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found and Bavaria, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Finland, where 1 percent are found.

Heckwolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heckwolf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heckwolf surname grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heckwolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Heckwolf are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

Heckwolf earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.13% more than the national average, earning $64,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heck Wolf941/
Eckwolf9315/
Hecke-Wolff841/
Hock-Wolf821/
Hegwolf800/
Haack Wolf781/
Egwolf713/
Icwolf710/
Hechlaf676/
Hechlef675/
Hecklav671/

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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 Heckwolf
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