Hećo Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hećo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hećo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina3061:11,5572,275
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Montenegro171:37,6212,828

The alternate forms: Heco (345) & Hečo (4) are calculated separately.

Hećo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hećo is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Heco or Hečo. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hećo.

How Common Is The Last Name Hećo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 816,514th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hećo live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 11,557. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Hećo is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 5 percent reside and Montenegro, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heco92345/
Hečo924/
Ećo86133/
Hezo75207/
Heso75200/
Checo6716,094/
Cheso67769/
Hesso67378/
Hesho67322/
Kheso67167/
Hecho67148/
Hetco6794/
Heizo6787/
Chezo6721/
Hezou6714/
Hezso677/
Heiso676/
Hesou674/
Heeso673/
Hesio673/
Heššo673/
Chexo673/
Heszo672/
Hecoy672/
Heuzo672/
Jsheo672/
Hecso671/
Heico671/
Hecio671/
Hexzo671/
Hesoi671/
Jheso671/
Hexoh671/
Hezuo671/
Hedzo671/
Hieso671/
Hesos671/
Hedco671/
Heuso670/
Hesop670/
Hesoy670/

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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 Hećo
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