Around the globe, ヘッケル (Haeckel 
, Heckel 
, ヘッケル) is a rare male forename. The forename ヘッケル is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, Brazil, where it is a very rare male name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely female name. Predominantly, ヘッケル is the last name as well as the forename.