Hectors Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hectors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hectors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1651:69,67711,129
Netherlands1421:118,92418,728
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Hectors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hectors is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hectors? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 847,909th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Hectors live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 69,677. In Belgium Hectors is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live and Walloon Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Belgium this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 44 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

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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 Hectors
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