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Family name Hecht (Hecht , הכט , Хехт ) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The family name Hecht is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Israel, and Austria, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Germany, the United States, and Israel. Very seldom, Hecht is the forename as well as the last name.