Surname ヘッケル (Haeckel 
, Heckel 
, ヘッケル) , around the globe, is a common last name. The last name ヘッケル is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, France, and Czechia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and France. Very seldom, ヘッケル is the forename as well as the last name.