Eerkens Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Eerkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eerkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1571:107,56217,290
Belgium221:522,57550,051
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Eerkens Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eerkens Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Eerkens occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eerkens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,218,745th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Eerkens live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 107,562. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Utrecht, where 20 percent are found, Groningen, where 20 percent are found and Gelderland, where 16 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands Eerkens is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Eerkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eerkens last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Eerkens earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heerkens931,163/
Geerkens93905/
Erkens924,295/
Geerckens881/
Gerkens862,057/
Erckens86230/
Herkens86144/
Yerkens862/
Ehrkens860/
Eerkensová821/
Gerckens80390/
Haerkens80360/
Heurkens80213/
Herckens80209/
Gehrkens80107/
Hoerkens8062/
Geerkins8015/
Huerkens807/
Heerkins806/
Jeerkins801/
Goerkens800/
Erkins77228/
Arkens77200/
Irkens7718/
Erkenz775/
Ercens772/
Orkens770/
Gehrckens7590/
Hierckens7525/
Hearkenss751/
Herkins71172/
Gerkins71125/
Arckens71100/
Hörkens7177/
Yerkins7158/
Girkens7158/
Harkens7140/
Erchens711/
Heurkins6739/
Harkenss6711/
Girckens679/
Gerckins671/
Erkinshe671/
Herckins670/
Haerkins670/
Earckins670/
Hearkins670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eerkens
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