Foekens Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Foekens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foekens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3351:50,4098,633
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foekens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foekens is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foekens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foekens is the 748,537th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Foekens reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 50,409. In The Netherlands Foekens is most prevalent in: Drenthe, where 20 percent live, Overijssel, where 17 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Foekens Last Name Statistics demography

Foekens earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $53,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foekkens931/
Fokens9219/
Fekens922/
Fokkens861,669/
Feikens86223/
Fockens86214/
Fiekens86122/
Fohkens8624/
Feykens8621/
Feakens860/
Foekins860/
Feckens860/
Feickens8010/
Fieckens801/
Feijkens801/
Vekens77266/
Fokins77117/
Vokens771/
Fekins770/
Feakins71385/
Veekens71219/
Feekins7151/
Veckens7130/
Veikens715/
Faykens711/
Vekkens711/
Fiekins710/
Vokins62349/
Vekins622/
Fakins622/
Vockins57405/
Veakins5737/
Voykins576/
Veikins576/
Voikins574/
Fackins570/
Fouchenz531/
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Foekens
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