Hecla Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hecla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hecla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hecla (15) may also be a first name.

Hecla Last Name Facts

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

Hecla (Arabic: هكلا) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hecla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Hecla occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hecla reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

The surname Hecla is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Hecla is most numerous in: Washington, where 100 percent are found.

Hecla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hecla has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hecla surname expanded 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hecla Last Name Statistics demography

Hecla earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heckla9126/
Checla912/
Hexcla911/
Heclas910/
Ecla8995/
Hecklau83210/
Chechla8333/
Checkla8330/
Heschla838/
Checlla832/
Khechla831/
Hecklas830/
Hezla80969/
Hesla80389/
Eclay8044/
Hejla8022/
Eclat8021/
Eclas8016/
Heclo8010/
Hekla804/
Hecle801/
Eclai801/
Gecla801/
Hycla801/
Escla801/
Eacla801/
Echla800/
Hecklaus772/
Checklat772/
Checklay771/
Heckle73764/
Heckly73445/
Heckli7376/
Checle7331/
Heklau7327/
Hechle7326/
Chekla7319/
Heclis7316/
Hecler7315/
Heikla7315/
Heßlau7314/
Hyzela7312/
Ecilla7310/
Hecklé739/
Chicla738/
Heclod738/
Hecles736/
Eclass735/
Hedjla734/
Heslap733/
Heslia733/
Heicle732/
Echlas732/
Hekkla731/
Hezlap731/
Eckloa731/
Hecklo731/
Jeclay731/
Edclau731/
Eiclla731/
Esclat731/
Eclias731/
Heshla731/
Ecklah731/
Ecclah731/
Jechla731/
Haicla731/
Hescli731/
Hecley730/
Heslau730/
Eclapp730/
Heslat730/
Heslea730/
Hescly730/
Heccle730/
Ecklea730/
Hetcle730/
Cheecella711/
Chiclla672,063/
Ecle671,470/
Haikela67663/
Esla67540/
Cheucle67400/
Heckley67336/
Ichella67241/
Ekla67238/
Chechła67230/
Heckles67197/
Hesslau6778/
Checllo6748/
Chekhla6747/
Checkle6736/
Eclo6731/
Ecli6731/
Cheklya6719/
Cheklia6717/
Ezla6717/
Checler6716/
Hesleau6713/
Hejlasz6712/
Chiclia6711/
Chekkla6710/
Chychla6710/
Echlaih679/
Chichla678/
Escilla678/
Cheklah678/
Hechley677/
Echilla676/
Checclo676/
Checkly675/
Heikela674/
Excella674/
Heaslat672/
Heikkla672/
Ejla672/
Heichle672/
Cheacle672/
Exla672/
Ecly672/
Heczler672/
Heslaut672/
Icla672/
Heclher672/
Cheklas671/
Cheklla671/
Chekloa671/
Cheykla671/
Chickla671/
Heislay671/
Hejkela671/
Hekcler671/
Hekcley671/
Chiekla671/
Checlli671/
Hetchli671/
Heeklas671/
Hekella671/
Echella671/
Chiccla671/
Echliah671/
Cheklay671/
Chechle671/
Heichly670/
Heickle670/
Heickly670/
Heicler670/

Hecla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hecla in the Arabic language
هكلاhkla-

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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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  • 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 Hecla
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