Hestbek Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hestbek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hestbek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1081:52,2665,373
Norway141:367,30634,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hestbek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hestbek is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hestbek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,620,164th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hestbek live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Hestbek is most common in Denmark, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 52,266. In Denmark Hestbek is primarily found in: Central Denmark Region, where 40 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 27 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Denmark it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Hestbek Last Name Statistics demography

Hestbek earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.3% less than the national average, earning 286,224 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hestbeck93133/
Hestbekc931/
Hestbäk864/
Höstbeck803/
Hostbeck801/
Hestvik71358/
Hestvick672/
Estvik6221/
Östbäck579/
Astbäck574/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hestbek
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