Hect Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

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

Hect Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hect Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Hect (34) may also be a first name.

Hect Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hect is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hect? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,806,862nd most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. Hect occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Hect are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hect is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 34 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States Hect is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 48 percent reside, Washington, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Taiwan, where 5 percent reside.

Hect Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hect has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hect last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hect Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hect last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

Hect earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $48,733 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hecht8936,377/
Heckt89496/
Hecth8914/
Heact892/
Hehct891/
Hects890/
Heict890/
Hectt890/
Hec864,678/
Ect8610/
Heeckt80186/
Hechst8030/
Checht806/
Heicht803/
Hetcht803/
Heecht802/
Hesctt801/
Heacht801/
Checte801/
Hechtt801/
Khecht801/
Heck7556,317/
Hecq751,492/
Echt75452/
Chec75184/
Hegt75115/
Hejt7545/
Hejc7515/
Ject755/
Eact755/
Heic754/
Hezt754/
Hekt753/
Heyc752/
Hecc752/
Ihct752/
Hiec752/
Hehc752/
Hecg751/
Hict751/
Hecd751/
Eict751/
Exct751/
Ecct751/
Esct751/
Egct751/
Ectp751/
Ects751/
Eect751/
Eyct751/
Hexc751/
Hetx751/
Hegc751/
Hedc751/
Hecx751/
Hjec751/
Heuc750/
Heichth731/
Hechtte730/
Check675,644/
Hecke672,110/
Heick671,683/
Heuck67957/
Ec67951/
Jecht67243/
Chiec67216/
Hekte67214/
Gecht67186/
Heijt67157/
Heyck67129/
Heeck6799/
Hekht6791/
Echte6738/
Kheck6734/
Hieck6728/
Heegt6726/
Heics6724/
Heucq6723/
Jehec6712/
Hec'h6712/
Hejcz6710/
Heekt677/
Heckh677/
Hezdt675/
Hecsh674/
Heggt674/
Ecttp674/
Hegth673/
Cheic673/
Hechd673/
Ecthe673/
Hesck673/
Heack672/
Hicth672/
Hicst672/
Chetk672/
Hycht671/
Hyctt671/
Heysc671/
Hezst671/
Hictt671/
Eacte671/
Hicht671/
Eactz671/
Herzt671/
Heatk671/
Heidc671/
Escte671/
Cheyc671/
Hyzet671/
Chegt671/
Jhcdt671/
Hethx671/
Hetkc671/
Hehgc671/
Heikt671/
Heitc670/
Heackett670/
Jectt670/
Hezht670/
Hechk670/
Eictt670/
Hickt670/
Heigt670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hect
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