Hekkilä Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Hekkilä Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hekkila (3) are calculated separately.
Hekkilä Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hekkilä Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hekkilä is borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Hekkila. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hekkilä? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Hekkilä are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Hekkilä is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 785,243. In Finland it is most frequent in: Southwest Finland, where 100 percent reside. Barring Finland this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hekkila | 95 | 3 | / |
| Heikkilä | 93 | 15,296 | / |
| Häkkilä | 86 | 611 | / |
| Ekilä | 83 | 17 | / |
| Heikkila | 80 | 2,227 | / |
| Chekkila | 80 | 26 | / |
| Heikkile | 80 | 13 | / |
| Chekkili | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekkili | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ekkila | 77 | 15 | / |
| Hekile | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hekila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekili | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heikkilae | 75 | 8 | / |
| Heikelä | 71 | 75 | / |
| Chekili | 71 | 67 | / |
| Heukile | 71 | 35 | / |
| Heikila | 71 | 28 | / |
| Chekila | 71 | 24 | / |
| Chekile | 71 | 14 | / |
| Jäkkilä | 71 | 12 | / |
| Häkkälä | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hekkele | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khekile | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekila | 67 | 32,137 | / |
| Ekili | 67 | 772 | / |
| Ekile | 67 | 168 | / |
| Chekkela | 67 | 22 | / |
| Haikkila | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chikkili | 67 | 11 | / |
| Heikkela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chikkila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chekileh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chekeila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekaili | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Hekkilä
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