The Hecht surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 7,333 people carried this name — #4,457 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,800 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 662 people named Hecht.
47 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 48 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
279 people named Hecht live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
92 people named Hecht have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 162 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Hecht live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hecht.
- Hebel 1,485 · U.S. census
- Heberle 508 · U.S. census
- Hebert 40,283 · U.S. census
- Hebrard 110 · U.S. census
- Hechinger 194 · U.S. census
- Hechler 555 · U.S. census
- Hechter 148 · U.S. census
- Heck 13,744 · U.S. census
- Heckel 2,168 · U.S. census
- Heckendorn 422 · U.S. census
- Hecker 5,436 · U.S. census
- Heckler 2,153 · U.S. census
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