Kerkhecker Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Canada

Kerkhecker Surname User-submission:

The surname Kerkhecker means 'one who lives in a house near the hedge' in northern German and Dutch. It comes from the words kerk, meaning 'church', and hecke, meaning 'hedge'.

Kerkhecker 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
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Kerkhecker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kerkhecker means 'one who lives in a house near the hedge' in northern German and Dutch. It comes from the words kerk, meaning 'church', and hecke, meaning 'hedge'.

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DNA test information

Kerkhecker Last Name Facts

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

Kerkhecker has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kerkhecker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkhecker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Kerkhecker live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kerkhecker is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 67 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Kerkhecker occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 40 percent are found.

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
Kerkekes781/
Kirchhecker7624/
Cercecke671/
Kirkicki5642/
Kirkicka562/
Kirkikir561/
Kerchiche5316/
Chercheki531/
Kerkoysky531/
Khercheche501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerkhecker
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