Hesker Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hesker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hesker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1791:449,75139,926
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Hesker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hesker is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hesker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 959,117th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. Hesker occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Hesker are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 449,751. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 98 percent reside, Bavaria, where 1 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 1 percent reside. Not including Germany Hesker occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Hesker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hesker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hesker last name expanded 314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hesker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hesker surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

Hesker earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoesker9269/
Heskier9214/
Haesker923/
Khesker921/
Heskert920/
Chesker920/
Esker911,272/
Heiskerr860/
Hosker831,068/
Hasker83927/
Eskier83138/
Hisker83107/
Easker8369/
Oesker8361/
Hösker8333/
Gesker8332/
Eysker838/
Escker836/
Essker834/
Ahsker831/
Häsker831/
Eskere831/
Aesker830/
Eusker830/
Eisker830/
Hescher77143/
Heskjær77140/
Eschker7765/
Hoskeer7733/
Eshkeir7726/
Eijsker7725/
Hascker7715/
Hassker772/
Hedskär771/
Hashker771/
Eskerød771/
Huisker770/
Gessker770/
Haskeir770/
Geesker770/
Eiseker770/
Asker7325,148/
Isker73470/
Ysker73129/
Osker7373/
Eskir7334/
Ezker7321/
Esqer735/
Ösker732/
Eskerova71152/
Haschker71110/
Heescher7122/
Haszkier712/
Chescher712/
Heischer712/
Esquer6713,503/
Ashker671,080/
Askeur67674/
Eskjær6737/
Askeir6729/
Assker6727/
Chescheir6721/
Askier6718/
Edskär6714/
Eškert6711/
Oscker678/
Ascker674/
Iskier673/
Eskair672/
Echker672/
Iskeur672/
Haskir672/
Ezkerr671/
Ichker671/
Uisker671/
Eiskjr671/
Heaschear670/
Esskir670/
Yosker670/
Gisker670/

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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 Hesker
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