Héquet Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Héquet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Héquet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France121:5,535,227269,324
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Hequet (1,576) are calculated separately.

Héquet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Héquet is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Hequet. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Héquet? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Héquet reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 5,535,227. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 58 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account France it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 12 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hequet941,576/
Héquette861/
Haquet83835/
Hoquet83340/
Hiquet83333/
Hecquet774,008/
Chiquet771,749/
Henquet77280/
Hacquet77201/
Hicquet7766/
Chéquer778/
Haqueht777/
Haqueth773/
Heuquet771/
Hequets771/
Hequuet771/
Chequet771/
Hetquet771/
Hesquet771/
Hyquest770/
Hoequet770/
Oquet73107/
Heque7356/
Hique7332/
Aquet733/
Heqet733/
Haqet732/
Equet731/
Hjque731/
Équer731/
Häque731/
Chiquete717,150/
Hequette71193/
Chiquett7125/
Chiqueth7111/
Chequett712/
Hiquette711/
Chequete711/
Hedquest710/
Chique671,813/
Higuet67540/
Cheque67459/
Chiquette67254/
Hinque67107/
Haqwet6786/
Ishque6751/
Hoique6738/
Hecque6733/
Giquet6726/
Hequer6719/
Hioque6714/
Heques6714/
Yoquet6710/
Haique677/
Hoqued673/
Equest673/
Jiquet672/
Hayque672/
Huyque672/
Heaque672/
Heique671/
Chequette671/
Iquete671/
Oquett671/
Chiqet671/
Hyoque671/
Hequez671/
Hesque671/
Hojque671/
Hecquette671/
Inquet671/
Ecquet671/
Hiques670/

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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
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  • 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 Héquet
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