Hekster Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hekster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hekster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Hekster Last Name Facts

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

Hekster occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hekster? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hekster is the 2,255,512th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. Hekster is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Hekster reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 433,005. In The Netherlands Hekster is most frequent in: North Holland, where 74 percent reside, South Holland, where 21 percent reside and Gelderland, where 3 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Hekster Last Name Statistics demography

Hekster earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekster9361/
Hoekster930/
Heckster930/
Ekster92185/
Chekstere882/
Ekstert8675/
Eykster8615/
Eikster8610/
Chekste861/
Eckster861/
Hegster860/
Ekste835/
Hechster8087/
Heygster8044/
Eksztert8021/
Hockster808/
Hecksted800/
Hackster800/
Hexter77829/
Akster77102/
Okster7716/
Egster7714/
Eksted778/
Jekste777/
Exster774/
Ikster771/
Ekstet770/
Hoechster7521/
Heckstedt751/
Hegsteher750/
Eugster715,211/
Ekstedt711,192/
Hoexter71114/
Hegsted71102/
Aakster7134/
Eksztet7132/
Ekstets7126/
Eigster7121/
Eygster7110/
Egsæter718/
Chikste713/
Esgster712/
Eckstet711/
Haxster711/
Akshter711/
Hogster711/
Eckstei711/
Easxter710/
Hocster710/
Ekstett710/
Ekstead710/
Heyxter710/
Exter67665/
Hochster67109/
Eckstedt6756/
Höchster6738/
Eksta6727/
Hicksted6722/
Eksztedt6721/
Ekshtedt675/
Hegstead674/
Heckstay671/
Hichster671/
Hogsteer670/
Eicksted670/
Aikester670/

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Hekster Reference & Research

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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 Hekster
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