Hecter Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hecter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hecter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark201:282,23621,168
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Hecter (155) may also be a first name.

Hecter Last Name Facts

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

Hecter occurs most in Denmark. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hecter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,555,468th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Hecter live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 738,219th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 155 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 282,236. In Denmark Hecter is mostly concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 60 percent reside, North Denmark Region, where 30 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Denmark it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Hecter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hecter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hecter last name fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hecter Last Name Statistics demography

Hecter earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hechter921,913/
Heckter926/
Hecther922/
Checter921/
Hectert920/
Hectter920/
Ecter9114/
Hechster8687/
Chechter865/
Heichter861/
Hechterr861/
Echter83661/
Hekter83155/
Hicter83115/
Hegter8346/
Jecter8313/
Ecther832/
Checte831/
Gecter830/
Eckter830/
Gechter77484/
Häckter7716/
Chezter774/
Hezther772/
Eiscter771/
Chekter771/
Heiqter771/
Eechter771/
Hichter771/
Hetzter770/
Ecctger770/
Ecctter770/
Hekte73214/
Egter7394/
Hecti7330/
Ekter7321/
Hecta734/
Ecthe733/
Ectes731/
Escte731/
Ectet731/
Eacte731/
Icter730/
Ectir730/
Chichter7162/
Chekhter7137/
Hichster711/
Chedster711/
Hitchter710/
Ichter67143/
Edster6750/
Ächter6739/
Ikhter6714/
Ektear675/
Ekteir674/
Ekhter673/
Chekte673/
Yocter673/
Ecthie672/
Heegte672/
Hedkte671/
Eskter671/
Etster671/
Eactie671/
Hiekte671/
Jectey671/
Jegter671/
Eigter671/
Gegter671/
Ykhter671/
Heugte671/
Hektir671/
Checta671/
Chiekhter671/
Hikter671/
Chiecktey671/
Ezster670/
Ecktes670/
Ektert670/

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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 Hecter
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