von Heckel Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
von Heckel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
von Heckel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Heckel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name von Heckel occurs most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Heckel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. von Heckel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of von Heckel are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 91 percent reside and Bavaria, where 9 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Hoeckel | 86 | 245 | / |
| von Ockel | 84 | 4 | / |
| van Oeckel | 80 | 90 | / |
| van Eeckele | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Oekel | 74 | 74 | / |
| van Excel | 74 | 70 | / |
| van Eykel | 74 | 15 | / |
| van Eekel | 74 | 5 | / |
| van Ockel | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Eijkel | 70 | 58 | / |
| von Eichel | 70 | 9 | / |
| van Ackell | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Akel | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 von Heckel
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