Hektoen Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hektoen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hektoen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1111:46,3276,632
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Hektoen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hektoen is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hektoen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hektoen is the 1,364,059th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Hektoen is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Hektoen reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 46,327. In Norway Hektoen is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 84 percent reside, Central Norway, where 6 percent reside and Western Norway, where 6 percent reside. Not including Norway this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Hektoen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hektoen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hektoen surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hektoen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hektoen are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hektoen earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning 368,831 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $47,385 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hekton927/
Hektoon862/
Hekhten861/
Hektaen861/
Ekten83589/
Hektoing801/
Eckton77213/
Ektten7717/
Hecton7713/
Oekten7711/
Ektoon774/
Hektyn773/
Hecten772/
Hegton771/
Ekthen771/
Eckten770/
Ektn731/
Hickton71676/
Heugten71145/
Hekhtyn713/
Hektyna712/
Ektienė712/
Ecktein712/
Hectonn711/
Ekhteen711/
Hectton710/
Ökten6710,737/
Akten672,828/
Ecton67808/
Okten67141/
Ikton6725/
Ektin6725/
Egten6723/
Ikten6716/
Ektun675/
Hekhtyna672/
Ecten671/
Heictien671/
Egton671/

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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 Hektoen
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