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

The last name Hektor (Georgian: ჰეკტორ) is found most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hektor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hektor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hektor is the 434,076th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. The surname Hektor is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Hektor reside; 28 percent reside in Northern Europe and 27 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 193,274th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 1,599 people.

The surname Hektor is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 257,989. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 66 percent live, North West, where 26 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.

Hektor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hektor are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hektor
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