Höcek Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Höcek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Höcek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey991:786,07538,740
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hoček (5) are calculated separately.

Höcek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Höcek is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Hoček. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Höcek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Höcek reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 786,075. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Sanliurfa Province, where 36 percent live, Denizli Province, where 24 percent live and Izmir Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Turkey this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öcek891,008/
Hoček875/
Hösek801/
Höscheke771/
Haczek73584/
Chocek7363/
Hascek7334/
Chacek735/
Heciek731/
Hececk731/
Haceck730/
Özek678,157/
Hoschek67719/
Haschek67261/
Ösek67216/
Checiek6722/
Heschek6711/
Hackeek673/
Ökek672/
Choczek671/
Ögek671/
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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 Höcek
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