Heek Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Heek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4311:186,78821,724
Netherlands3331:50,7128,704
Estonia151:88,12015,474
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Heek (18) may also be a first name.

Heek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heek occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 424,145th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,930,816 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Heek are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Heek is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 18 people.

The last name Heek is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 431 people, or 1 in 186,788. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 3 percent live and Berlin, where 2 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 41 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.

Heek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heek Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Heek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning R 262,980 per year and in United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheek8924,508/
Heeke891,428/
Heeks89833/
Heeck8999/
Aheek897/
Heekt897/
Hheek890/
Hek861,956/
Eek861,672/
Heeckt80186/
Cheeke80111/
Cheeck8015/
Heecks8013/
Kheeke802/
Cheekk801/
Heetke801/
Cheekh801/
Cheekt801/
Heck7556,317/
Chek756,223/
Heeg753,673/
Heke752,219/
Khek75562/
Eeke75421/
Heik75273/
Heak7591/
Jeek7576/
Hiek7573/
Heuk7573/
Hekk7566/
Hekh7541/
Hejk7519/
Heyk7512/
Eeck759/
Geek758/
Hekš754/
Heeq752/
Eekz752/
Eekh751/
Hezk751/
Heqe751/
Eedk751/
Eehk751/
Eejk751/
Eekc751/
Eekk751/
Hehk751/
Hekg751/
Hekx751/
Kheekhe73224/
Hehejík7372/
Hehejik731/
Cheeckh731/
Cheezke730/
Ek6750,975/
Cheuk6713,911/
Chekh679,665/
Check675,644/
Cheke675,578/
Cheik673,475/
Heike672,145/
Hecke672,110/
Heick671,683/
Kheke671,249/
Heuck67957/
Cheak67681/
Heckt67496/
Hheke67450/
Chiek67181/
Hekke67150/
Heyke67149/
Heßke67132/
Heyck67129/
Khekh67102/
Cheyk67102/
Hekht6791/
Heikh6780/
Heque6756/
Kheak6750/
Hegue6750/
Eecke6743/
Kheck6734/
Hieck6728/
Heake6727/
Heegt6726/
Khekk6725/
Chekk6717/
Heegh6711/
Chhek678/
Heckh677/
Aheik676/
Hiekh676/
Heksh673/
Hekhe673/
Heexz673/
Hesck673/
Heack672/
Kheyk672/
Heegs672/
Cheex672/
Kheik672/
Jeeck672/
Heikk672/
Chetk672/
Jeeke671/
Heatk671/
Heaqe671/
Kheeq671/
Chekz671/
Hetkc671/
Heikt671/
Cheeg670/
Hessk670/
Hechk670/
Heigk670/
Heisk670/

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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 Heek
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