Fockens Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Fockens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fockens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
France91:7,380,302306,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Fockens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fockens is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fockens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,129,067th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Fockens reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Fockens is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 179,651. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Groningen, where 23 percent live, North Holland, where 18 percent live and North Brabant, where 17 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Fockens exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Fockens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fockens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fockens surname increased 223 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fockens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fockens last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Fockens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.55% more than the national average, earning R 341,136 per year; in United States they earn 20.93% less than the national average, earning $34,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% less than the national average, earning $46,531 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fokens9219/
Fokkens861,669/
Foekens86384/
Fohkens8624/
Feckens860/
Foekkens801/
Fokins77117/
Fekens772/
Vokens771/
Vockins71405/
Veckens7130/
Fochins710/
Foekins710/
Fackins710/
Fouchenz671/
Vokins62349/
Vekens62266/
Fakins622/
Fekins620/
Facins620/
Veekens57219/
Feekins5751/
Fatkins5732/
Voykins576/
Voikins574/
Fadkins572/
Vekkens571/
Faskins570/
Futkencht501/

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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
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  • 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 Fockens
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