Where Does The Last Name Hecton Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hecton is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hecton? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 5,391,485^th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Hecton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Hecton are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hecton is also the 653,740^th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 193 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Hecton exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Hecton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hecton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hecton surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.