Hektor Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hektor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hektor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
Sweden1931:51,0193,941
Germany1571:512,77443,467
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
England131:4,286,005132,302
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Hektor (1,599) may also be a first name.

Hektor Last Name Facts

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

Hektor (Georgian: ჰეკტორ) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hektor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 434,076th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. Hektor is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Hektor are found; 28 percent are found in Northern Europe and 27 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Hektor is also the 193,274th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 1,599 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 257,989. In South Africa Hektor is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 66 percent reside, North West, where 26 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 20 percent reside.

Hektor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hektor are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Hektor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.34% less than the national average, earning R 96,612 per year; in United States they earn 15.23% more than the national average, earning $49,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.19% less than the national average, earning $38,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hecktor92410/
Hektoor92170/
Chektor921/
Ektor9117/
Hecktoor868/
Hector8323,484/
Hektar8364/
Ekhtor8316/
Ektour834/
Ehktor831/
Hegtor831/
Hiktor831/
Ecktor830/
Ekhtour7739/
Hectoor7716/
Hectorh779/
Ehktour778/
Hectore775/
Hekhtar774/
Gekhtor774/
Hecctor771/
Heactor771/
Hecthor771/
Hicktor771/
Hiector771/
Chiktor771/
Hocktor770/
Hoector770/
Ector731,836/
Aktor7385/
Oktor7377/
Ektar7330/
Egtor731/
Iktor731/
Ektorova712/
Ekhttour711/
Ekhthour711/
Ahktar67624/
Jector67271/
Ektare6797/
Héctor6729/
Chioktour6726/
Haktar6724/
Akhtor6722/
Hectar6719/
Ekhtur6716/
Ekhtar6712/
Egtorp6710/
Ekthar677/
Gector677/
Hoktar674/
Hèctor673/
Hictor673/
Ectore672/
Akthor672/
Acktor672/
Ekture671/
Jiktor671/
Eictor671/
Higtor670/

Hektor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hektor in the Georgian language
ჰეკტორhektor-

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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
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  • 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 Hektor
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