Hekla Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Hekla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Hekla (151) may also be a first name.
Hekla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hekla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hekla is found most frequently in Denmark. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hekla? popularity and diffusion
Hekla is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Hekla is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Hekla reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Hekla is also the 749,223rd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 151 people.
This surname is most widely held in Denmark, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 5,644,715. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent reside. Besides Denmark Hekla exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Hekla
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