Heek Surname
Approximately 816 people bear this surname
Heek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 431 | 1:186,788 | 21,724 |
| Netherlands | 333 | 1:50,712 | 8,704 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Heek (18) may also be a first name.
Heek Demographics
Average Heek Salary in
United States
$19,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheek | 89 | 24,508 | / |
| Heeke | 89 | 1,428 | / |
| Heeks | 89 | 833 | / |
| Heeck | 89 | 99 | / |
| Aheek | 89 | 7 | / |
| Heekt | 89 | 7 | / |
| Hheek | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hek | 86 | 1,956 | / |
| Eek | 86 | 1,672 | / |
| Heeckt | 80 | 186 | / |
| Cheeke | 80 | 111 | / |
| Cheeck | 80 | 15 | / |
| Heecks | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kheeke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cheekk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heetke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheekh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheekt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heck | 75 | 56,317 | / |
| Chek | 75 | 6,223 | / |
| Heeg | 75 | 3,673 | / |
| Heke | 75 | 2,219 | / |
| Khek | 75 | 562 | / |
| Eeke | 75 | 421 | / |
| Heik | 75 | 273 | / |
| Heak | 75 | 91 | / |
| Jeek | 75 | 76 | / |
| Hiek | 75 | 73 | / |
| Heuk | 75 | 73 | / |
| Hekk | 75 | 66 | / |
| Hekh | 75 | 41 | / |
| Hejk | 75 | 19 | / |
| Heyk | 75 | 12 | / |
| Eeck | 75 | 9 | / |
| Geek | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hekš | 75 | 4 | / |
| Heeq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eekz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eekh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hezk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heqe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eedk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eehk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eejk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eekc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eekk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hehk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hekg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hekx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kheekhe | 73 | 224 | / |
| Hehejík | 73 | 72 | / |
| Hehejik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheeckh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheezke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ek | 67 | 50,975 | / |
| Cheuk | 67 | 13,911 | / |
| Chekh | 67 | 9,665 | / |
| Check | 67 | 5,644 | / |
| Cheke | 67 | 5,578 | / |
| Cheik | 67 | 3,475 | / |
| Heike | 67 | 2,145 | / |
| Hecke | 67 | 2,110 | / |
| Heick | 67 | 1,683 | / |
| Kheke | 67 | 1,249 | / |
| Heuck | 67 | 957 | / |
| Cheak | 67 | 681 | / |
| Heckt | 67 | 496 | / |
| Hheke | 67 | 450 | / |
| Chiek | 67 | 181 | / |
| Hekke | 67 | 150 | / |
| Heyke | 67 | 149 | / |
| Heßke | 67 | 132 | / |
| Heyck | 67 | 129 | / |
| Khekh | 67 | 102 | / |
| Cheyk | 67 | 102 | / |
| Hekht | 67 | 91 | / |
| Heikh | 67 | 80 | / |
| Heque | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kheak | 67 | 50 | / |
| Hegue | 67 | 50 | / |
| Eecke | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kheck | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hieck | 67 | 28 | / |
| Heake | 67 | 27 | / |
| Heegt | 67 | 26 | / |
| Khekk | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chekk | 67 | 17 | / |
| Heegh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chhek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Heckh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aheik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiekh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Heksh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hekhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heexz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hesck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heack | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heegs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheex | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeeck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heikk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chetk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heatk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heaqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheeq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hetkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heikt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheeg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hessk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hechk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heigk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heisk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Heek
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