Halkes Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Halkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2431:69,49511,836
England341:1,638,76668,634
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Halkes (65) may also be a first name.

Halkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halkes (Hindi: हल्केस) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Halkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 846,108th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Halkes live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. Halkes is also the 1,212,820th most common first name globally. It is borne by 65 people.

The last name Halkes is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 69,495. In The Netherlands Halkes is mostly found in: South Holland, where 40 percent are found, North Brabant, where 17 percent are found and Utrecht, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Halkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Halkes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Halkes last name expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Halkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Halkes surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Halkes earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning 344,611 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.99% less than the national average, earning $33,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning $51,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalkes9217/
Halkeas928/
Halkesh921/
Alkes91116/
Chalkeas8652/
Chalkesh8627/
Chalkehs868/
Halketts860/
Alkesh83119/
Halkis8337/
Ehlkes838/
Alkess837/
Alkeus834/
Helkes833/
Alkeis832/
Alkees832/
Ailkes831/
Alkest831/
Holkes831/
Chalkis77183/
Chalkez77176/
Halkais775/
Alkhesh774/
Chalces773/
Alkeesh772/
Alkiesh771/
Hailces771/
Halkiss771/
Helkies770/
Elkes73645/
Alkis73304/
Alces7374/
Olkes7333/
Alkıs731/
Ölkes731/
Alqes731/
Chalques715/
Hallkist711/
Halquest710/
Elkess67465/
Elkies6741/
Hallquest6741/
Alkais6726/
Eilkes6722/
Galkis6711/
Olkies6710/
Alqees679/
Alkois678/
Alkeshova677/
Alques673/
Elkeus673/
Elkees673/
Galkys673/
Oelkes672/
Chalquest672/
Holkis672/
Alches672/
Alkish672/
Alkays672/
Alceis672/
Eelkes671/
Ailkis671/
Hallkuist671/
Alqess671/
Alcess670/

Halkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Halkes in the Hindi language
हल्केसhalkesa50
हल्केशhalkesa50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Halkes
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