Hecq Surname

262,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Hecq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hecq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium8401:13,6862,066
France6011:110,52016,512
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Hecq Last Name Facts

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

Hecq is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hecq.

How Common Is The Last Name Hecq? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 262,755th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,884,414 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Hecq reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 840 people, or 1 in 13,686. In Belgium Hecq is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 86 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in France, where 40 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 1 percent are found.

Hecq Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hecq has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hecq surname fell 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hecq Last Name Statistics demography

Hecq earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.29% more than the national average, earning $79,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heucq8923/
Hec864,678/
Heq8660/
Ecq861/
Hecque8033/
Heck7556,317/
Chec75184/
Hect75104/
Kheq7515/
Hejc7515/
Cheq7510/
Escq755/
Heic754/
Heyc752/
Ejcq752/
Hesq752/
Hehc752/
Hiec752/
Heeq752/
Hecc752/
Eecq751/
Heqe751/
Hecg751/
Egcq751/
Ecqe751/
Ecqs751/
Ecqu751/
Eicq751/
Eycq751/
Jecq751/
Hieq751/
Hjec751/
Hjcq751/
Ihcq751/
Hecx751/
Hedc751/
Hegq751/
Hedq751/
Heuq751/
Hheq751/
Hexc751/
Heqp751/
Heqh751/
Hegc751/
Jheq751/
Eqcq751/
Heuc750/
Checque7328/
Check675,644/
Hecke672,110/
Heick671,683/
Heuck67957/
Ec67951/
Heckt67496/
Huicq67257/
Chiec67216/
Heyck67129/
Heeck6799/
Heque6756/
Kheck6734/
Hieck6728/
Heics6724/
Hecth6714/
Hec'h6712/
Jehec6712/
Eq678/
Heckh677/
Hecsh674/
Hesck673/
Cheic673/
Heact672/
Heack672/
Hehgc671/
Headq671/
Heysc671/
Chicq671/
Iekcq671/
Hetkc671/
Ezcqu671/
Eccqk671/
Chequ671/
Hesqu671/
Hehct671/
Cheyc671/
Kheeq671/
Heidc671/
Heaqe671/
Ecque671/
Heitc670/
Hechk670/
Hectt670/
Heict670/

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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 Hecq
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