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
Hekton is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Hekton click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hekton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Hekton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Hekton are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held given name internationally, held by 16 people.
The surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden Hekton is most prevalent in: Gävleborg County, where 75 percent are found and Skåne County, where 25 percent are found. Beside Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
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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