Hekton Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Hekton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hekton (16) may also be a first name.
Hekton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hekton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hekton is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hekton? popularity and diffusion
Hekton is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Hekton is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Hekton live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 16 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden Hekton is most prevalent in: Gävleborg County, where 75 percent reside and Skåne County, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hektoen | 92 | 162 | / |
| Hektoon | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hektoing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Checkton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eckton | 83 | 213 | / |
| Hecton | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ektoon | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hegton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hokton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chekthong | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hickton | 77 | 676 | / |
| Hockton | 77 | 175 | / |
| Hiktong | 77 | 14 | / |
| Checton | 77 | 13 | / |
| Hokthon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hectonn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hectton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ecton | 73 | 808 | / |
| Ektan | 73 | 63 | / |
| Ikton | 73 | 25 | / |
| Okton | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ektun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akton | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egton | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chickton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heckthom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Higton | 67 | 802 | / |
| Haktan | 67 | 223 | / |
| Ekthan | 67 | 87 | / |
| Hogton | 67 | 66 | / |
| Chicktong | 67 | 34 | / |
| Egtong | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hicton | 67 | 25 | / |
| Akthon | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hegtun | 67 | 13 | / |
| Iokton | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hagton | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yokton | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ackton | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jecton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aikton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aecton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ektung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hycton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahcton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aktton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aektan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iktoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okthon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaktan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ectone | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eigton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ectton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eicton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eacton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ockton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Equton | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hekton
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