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Surname Eckhardt (Eckhardt , Экхардт) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The last name Eckhardt is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Austria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Netherlands. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Germany, the United States, and Brazil. Very seldom, Eckhardt is the forename as well as the last name.