Heitker Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heitker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heitker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany931:865,65062,206
United States801:4,530,737237,840
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Heitker Last Name Facts

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

Heitker is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Heitker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heitker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,305,105th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Heitker live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Heitker is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 865,650. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 95 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent are found.

Heitker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heitker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heitker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heitker last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Heitker earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $43,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hetker921/
Heitekker881/
Hoetker86117/
Heidker8660/
Huitker864/
Khetker861/
Etker83313/
Heithecker82261/
Heidcker801/
Heitcher800/
Oetker77409/
Oitker77183/
Getker77114/
Hatker7769/
Hetcer779/
Hitcer771/
Gitker771/
Ahtker771/
Aitker770/
Chitkeart751/
Hiethcker750/
Hetcher7184/
Jitkerd7162/
Khatker7159/
Khedker7133/
Heythekker7116/
Hedåker7110/
Huytker713/
Eitcher712/
Jitkeur711/
Eiedker711/
Eidkerd711/
Jhatker711/
Chitkre711/
Haedker711/
Jitkert711/
Gaetker710/
Eateker710/
Hatcker710/
Atker6721/
Etkerova6720/
Goettker6716/
Hestkjær6710/
Edker675/
Chatkerd671/
Eiadkerd671/
Etkre671/
Heatcher671/
Hetcheer671/
Khedkear671/
Jitkeard671/

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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 Heitker
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