Hek Surname
Approximately 1,956 people bear this surname
Hek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 614 | 1:27,504 | 4,508 |
| India | 302 | 1:2,539,952 | 80,674 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Algeria | 145 | 1:266,424 | 27,662 |
| Suriname | 128 | 1:4,317 | 926 |
| Poland | 120 | 1:316,740 | 36,993 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Argentina | 66 | 1:647,627 | 45,225 |
| Philippines | 64 | 1:1,581,847 | 107,292 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Czechia | 44 | 1:241,670 | 33,051 |
| Ukraine | 26 | 1:1,750,873 | 130,688 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
The alternate forms: Hék (1) are calculated separately.
Hek (274) may also be a first name.
Hek Demographics
Average Hek Salary in
United States
$48,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hek (Hindi: हेक, Marathi: हेक, Oriya: େହକ) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Hék. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 210,934th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,725,739 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Hek reside; 32 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hek is also the 536,832nd most common forename world-wide, borne by 274 people.
The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 614 people, or 1 in 27,504. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Overijssel, where 25 percent live, Utrecht, where 15 percent live and South Holland, where 14 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.
Hek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hek has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hek surname increased 1,183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hek Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Hek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.39% less than the national average, earning $45,016 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hék | 89 | 1 | / |
| Heck | 86 | 56,317 | / |
| Chek | 86 | 6,223 | / |
| Heke | 86 | 2,219 | / |
| Heek | 86 | 816 | / |
| Khek | 86 | 562 | / |
| Heik | 86 | 273 | / |
| Heak | 86 | 91 | / |
| Hiek | 86 | 73 | / |
| Heuk | 86 | 73 | / |
| Hekk | 86 | 66 | / |
| Hekh | 86 | 41 | / |
| Hejk | 86 | 19 | / |
| Heyk | 86 | 12 | / |
| Hekš | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hezk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hehk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hekg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hekx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ek | 80 | 50,975 | / |
| Cheek | 75 | 24,508 | / |
| Cheuk | 75 | 13,911 | / |
| Chekh | 75 | 9,665 | / |
| Check | 75 | 5,644 | / |
| Cheke | 75 | 5,578 | / |
| Cheik | 75 | 3,475 | / |
| Heike | 75 | 2,145 | / |
| Hecke | 75 | 2,110 | / |
| Heick | 75 | 1,683 | / |
| Heeke | 75 | 1,428 | / |
| Kheke | 75 | 1,249 | / |
| Heuck | 75 | 957 | / |
| Heeks | 75 | 833 | / |
| Cheak | 75 | 681 | / |
| Heckt | 75 | 496 | / |
| Hheke | 75 | 450 | / |
| Chiek | 75 | 181 | / |
| Hekke | 75 | 150 | / |
| Heyke | 75 | 149 | / |
| Heßke | 75 | 132 | / |
| Heyck | 75 | 129 | / |
| Khekh | 75 | 102 | / |
| Cheyk | 75 | 102 | / |
| Heeck | 75 | 99 | / |
| Hekht | 75 | 91 | / |
| Heikh | 75 | 80 | / |
| Kheak | 75 | 50 | / |
| Kheck | 75 | 34 | / |
| Hieck | 75 | 28 | / |
| Heake | 75 | 27 | / |
| Khekk | 75 | 25 | / |
| Chekk | 75 | 17 | / |
| Chhek | 75 | 8 | / |
| Aheek | 75 | 7 | / |
| Heekt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Heckh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Aheik | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hiekh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Heksh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hekhe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hesck | 75 | 3 | / |
| Heack | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kheyk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kheik | 75 | 2 | / |
| Heikk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chetk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Heatk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hetkc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heikt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hessk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hechk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Heigk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Heisk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hheek | 75 | 0 | / |
| Eke | 67 | 158,056 | / |
| Cheikh | 67 | 55,767 | / |
| Eck | 67 | 19,449 | / |
| Hec | 67 | 4,678 | / |
| Khekhe | 67 | 3,558 | / |
| Gek | 67 | 2,244 | / |
| Eek | 67 | 1,672 | / |
| Eik | 67 | 1,542 | / |
| Iek | 67 | 1,484 | / |
| Cheick | 67 | 1,454 | / |
| Ekk | 67 | 966 | / |
| Hex | 67 | 632 | / |
| Heg | 67 | 597 | / |
| Chiekh | 67 | 555 | / |
| Ekh | 67 | 502 | / |
| Hyk | 67 | 441 | / |
| Eyk | 67 | 248 | / |
| Hik | 67 | 201 | / |
| Heitke | 67 | 193 | / |
| Heeckt | 67 | 186 | / |
| Eak | 67 | 170 | / |
| Cheïkh | 67 | 169 | / |
| Hekova | 67 | 157 | / |
| Hesske | 67 | 116 | / |
| Heicke | 67 | 112 | / |
| Cheeke | 67 | 111 | / |
| Hjk | 67 | 102 | / |
| Heijke | 67 | 93 | / |
| Checke | 67 | 93 | / |
| Heková | 67 | 92 | / |
| Eşk | 67 | 92 | / |
| Heksch | 67 | 73 | / |
| Hethke | 67 | 67 | / |
| Heq | 67 | 60 | / |
| Cheike | 67 | 53 | / |
| Heycke | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ejk | 67 | 51 | / |
| Chekke | 67 | 44 | / |
| Heicks | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ehk | 67 | 42 | / |
| Heikke | 67 | 31 | / |
| Chekhe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Heysck | 67 | 29 | / |
| Euk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ihk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cheuck | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yhk | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cheeck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kheikh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ekc | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cheîkh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Heecks | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chheak | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cheaks | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekő | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cheihk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Egk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chheke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chieck | 67 | 8 | / |
| Checkh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aheikh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Heacks | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jhk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Headke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heszke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kheyke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chetke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheukh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheask | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hekkås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chejke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heatke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hetdke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheeke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheykh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eqk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheyck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heskth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heetke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Høecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheekt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheykh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hesktt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hedkke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekkhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heizke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heidtk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Checck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heidck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heidkt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chesks | 67 | 0 | / |
Hek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hek in the Oriya language | ||
| େହକ | ehaka | - |
| Hek in the Marathi language | ||
| हेक | heka | - |
| Hek in the Hindi language | ||
| हेक | heka | 92.31 |
| हॅक | heka | 7.69 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hek
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