Heeks Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Heeks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heeks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5671:98,26810,404
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Heeks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heeks is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heeks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heeks is the 417,348th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,748,555 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Heeks reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 567 people, or 1 in 98,268. In England Heeks is most frequent in: Worcestershire, where 20 percent live, Staffordshire, where 14 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 12 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Heeks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heeks has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Heeks last name increased 361 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heeks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Heeks surname are 24.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.42% registered with the party.

The amount Heeks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.29% more than the national average, earning R 399,924 per year; in United States they earn 15.45% more than the national average, earning $49,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.8% less than the national average, earning $37,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheeks915,525/
Heekes9126/
Heecks9113/
Heek89816/
Heks8975/
Eeks894/
Cheekes8335/
Cheecks8314/
Cheek8024,508/
Heeke801,428/
Hoeks801,413/
Hecks80199/
Heeck8099/
Heiks8089/
Hieks8011/
Aheek807/
Heekt807/
Ejeks804/
Heaks803/
Cheks803/
Heksh803/
Jeeks802/
Heegs802/
Geeks801/
Eekes801/
Hekse801/
Heuks800/
Hheek800/
Hek751,956/
Eek751,672/
Eks75709/
Heikes731,362/
Heeckt73186/
Cheeke73111/
Heykes7381/
Heksch7373/
Haecks7370/
Checks7352/
Heicks7343/
Heakes7341/
Cheeck7315/
Hoecks7314/
Heucks7311/
Cheaks7310/
Heacks737/
Hayeks734/
Hekkås734/
Hiecks733/
Kheeke732/
Khekhs731/
Cheekk731/
Heetke731/
Eekesh731/
Huecks731/
Hekszt731/
Cheekh731/
Cheekt731/
Chekhs731/
Geyeks731/
Heckst730/
Chesks730/
Heck6756,317/
Chek676,223/
Heeg673,673/
Heke672,219/
Ecks67599/
Khek67562/
Eeke67421/
Hoks67406/
Heik67273/
Kheekhe67224/
Eaks67219/
Ekse67188/
Haks67174/
Heak6791/
Geks6778/
Jeek6776/
Hiek6773/
Heuk6773/
Hehejík6772/
Hexe6768/
Hekk6766/
Hekh6741/
Hieksch6736/
Hyks6731/
Hiks6726/
Cheikes6723/
Ekås6720/
Hejk6719/
Chekhsh6718/
Heyk6712/
Eeck679/
Ieks679/
Geek678/
Ahks678/
Eiks678/
Ekks674/
O'Weeks674/
Hekš674/
Esks673/
Yhks673/
Hegs672/
Euks672/
Yeks672/
Ekss672/
Heeq672/
Eksh672/
Hesq672/
Eekz672/
Chekshe671/
Eksz671/
Eekh671/
Oeks671/
Hezk671/
Höks671/
Heqe671/
Hehejik671/
Ekså671/
Cheeckh671/
Egks671/
Eesc671/
Eexs671/
Eedk671/
Eehk671/
Eejk671/
Eekc671/
Eekk671/
Ejks671/
Ekcs671/
Ehks671/
Etks671/
Eqks671/
Hehk671/
Hekg671/
Hekx671/
Hjks671/
Eyks670/
Cheezke670/
Cheicks670/

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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 Heeks
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